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.
Mount Steller | |
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![]() Mount Steller (to left) in August 2003 (Mount Denison is to the right) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,454 ft (2,272 m) |
Prominence | 1,600 ft (490 m) |
Coordinates | 58°25′47″N 154°23′29″W |
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 |
The mountain was presumably named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller. While evidence is uncertain, the volcano is believed to have erupted during the Holocene epoch.[1]
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