Mount Moffett

Mount Moffett
Mount Moffett in 1990.
Elevation	3,924 ft (1,196 m)[1][2]
Location
Mount Moffett Adak Island, Alaska, United States
Range	Aleutian Range
Coordinates	51°56′11″N 176°44′34″W / 51.93639°N 176.74278°W / 51.93639; -176.74278Coordinates: 51°56′11″N 176°44′34″W / 51.93639°N 176.74278°W / 51.93639; -176.74278[3]
Topo map	USGS Adak C-3
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1600 BCE (?) [4]

Mount Moffett is a mountainous stratovolcano that forms the summit of Adak Island of the Aleutian Islands in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its peak reaches 3,924 feet (1,196 m). It is heavily glaciated and is made primarily of high alumina basalt and andesite.^[1] It has never had an eruption in recorded history. The southern flank of the mountain is assumed to be its youngest side.^[1] In comparison to other Aleutian stratovolcanoes, Moffett is a small vent, characteristic of its mixed composition.

It was named by the U.S. Navy in 1936 for Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett.^[3]

It has occasionally been skied with there once being a ski-lift on the lower portion.^[2]

References

• Terpening, Traveler T. (2010). Alaska. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 1-84162-298-2. 
• Wood, Charles Arthur Wood; Kienle, Jürgen (1992). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. 

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