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Devil Mountain (Alaska)

Coordinates: 66°17′45″N 164°31′28″W / 66.29583°N 164.52444°W / 66.29583; -164.52444
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Devil Mountain
Devil Mountain is located in Alaska
Devil Mountain
Devil Mountain
Highest point
Elevation794 ft (242 m)[1]
Coordinates66°17′45″N 164°31′28″W / 66.29583°N 164.52444°W / 66.29583; -164.52444[1]
Geology
Mountain typeShield volcano
Last eruptionPleistocene

Devil Mountain (IñupiaqIġġiasaaq) is a small shield volcano in the U.S. state of Alaska, located 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the Devil Mountain Lakes and 53 mi (85 km) northwest of Deering. It has an elevation of 794 ft (242 m) or 797 ft (243 m).[1][2]

The mountain is part of the Espenberg volcanic field, a group of Pleistocene maars and shield volcanoes at the northern tip of the Seward Peninsula just south of the Arctic Circle.[2]

Devil Mountain was named Teufelsberg by Lieutenant Otto von Kotzebue in 1816, which means Devils Mountain in the German language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Devil Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "Espenberg". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
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