Mount Steller (Aleutian Range)

Mount Steller

Mount Steller (at right) in August 2003 (Mount Denison is to the left)
Highest point
Elevation 7,454 ft (2,272 m)
Prominence 1,600 ft (490 m)
Coordinates 58°25′47″N 154°23′29″W / 58.42972°N 154.39139°W / 58.42972; -154.39139Coordinates: 58°25′47″N 154°23′29″W / 58.42972°N 154.39139°W / 58.42972; -154.39139
Geography
Mount Steller
Alaska
Location Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Aleutian Arc

Mount Steller is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Aleutian Range and is located on the Alaska Peninsula.

The mountain was presumably named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.


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