November 16, 2018
At just over 10,000 feet, Mt. Redoubt is the highest summit in the Aleutian Range. It can often be seen steaming from its lava dome as you fly by on flights through Lake Clark Pass. _______________________________ Mt. Redoubt - Lake Clark National Park #AK #akprojectdiscover #volcanoweek #LakeClarkNPS #Redoubt #akvolcanoes
November 15, 2018
Potentially one the most dangerous volcanoes in Alaska, Mt. Redoubt is located in the east portion of Lake Clark National Park, at the head of the Chigmit mountains subrange _____________________________ Mt. Redoubt - Chigmit Mountains #AK #akprojectdiscover #volcanoweek #LakeClarkNPS #Redoubt #akvolcanoes
November 14, 2018
Kaguyak crater, located in the northeast portion of Katmai National Park, truncates a former stratovolcano. Post caldera lava domes form a peninsula and island within the 1.5 mile diameter lake. ______________________________________________ Mt. Kaguyak - Katmai National Park #ak #akprojectdiscover #volcano #kaguyak #katmainps #volcanoweek #akvolcanoes
November 13, 2018
Just 176 miles southwest of Anchorage in south Cook Inlet, this 32 square mile island is home to Mt. Augustine, a central dome cluster stratovolcano that is part of the Aleutian volcanic arc and had its last major eruption event from mid December 2005 through January 2006. _______________________________ Mt. Augustine - Cook Inlet, AK #AK #Akprojectdiscover #volcano #volcanoweek #augustine #akvolcanoes
November 12, 2018
Located at 6,715 feet, and often hidden by cloud cover, lies the beautiful Crater Lake within Mt. Katmai. Formed from the withdraw of magma from beneath Katmai during the 1912 eruption of Novarupta, the lake now has a depth of over 800 feet. —————————————- Mt. Katmai - Katmai National Park. #AK #akprojectdiscover #volcano #volcanoweek #eruption #crater #mtkatmai #katmainps #novarupta
November 11, 2018
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