Black Peak is a highly eroded stratovolcano comprising a lava dome complex on the Alaska Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska.[3] Also called Black Volcano or Sopka Chornaia, the mountain is located within the Lake and Peninsula Borough.[2]
Black Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,385 ft (1,032 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Listing | List of volcanoes in the United States |
Coordinates | 56°33′11″N 158°47′12″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States |
Topo map | USGS Chignik C-3 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc | Aleutian Arc |
Last eruption | 1900 BCE ± 150 years |
The latest eruption from Black Peak less than 4,000 years ago produced an explosive VEI-6 eruption that created a caldera. Ash flow tuffs and block and ash flow deposits from this explosive eruption traveled down the Ash Creek and Bluff Creek valleys that reach depths of 100 m (328 ft).
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