Isanotski Peaks

Isanotski Peaks
Peak of Isanotski Peaks
Highest point
Elevation	8,106 ft (2,471 m)
Prominence	5,831 ft (1,777 m)
Listing	US most prominent peaks 73rd
Coordinates	54°46′07″N 163°43′46″W / 54.76861°N 163.72944°W / 54.76861; -163.72944
Geography
Isanotski Peaks Alaska
Location	Unimak Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Aleutian Arc
Last eruption	Unknown

Isanotski Peaks or Isanotski Volcano, known locally as "Ragged Jack", is a multipeaked mountain on Unimak Island, the easternmost Aleutian Island in Alaska, United States. It is an old, highly dissected stratovolcano, lying about 10 miles (16 km) east of Shishaldin Volcano, the highest peak in the Aleutian Islands. Its height is also often given as 8,025 feet (2446 m).

In contrast to many of the younger, symmetrical volcanoes of the region, Isanotski is topped by multiple rugged pinnacles. This makes climbing or skiing the peak much more challenging than Shishaldin, for example.

While eruptions from 1825 and the 1840s have been attributed to Isanotski, geologists were only able to find evidence of Holocene eruptions on Shishaldin, not on Isanotski. Because of this, the actual date of Isanotski's last eruption is unknown.^[1]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
• List of Ultras of the United States
• List of volcanoes in the United States

References

• "Isanotski". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
• Michael Wood and Colby Coombs, Alaska: a climbing guide, The Mountaineers, 2001.

External links

• Isanotski Peaks on skimountaineer.com
• Isanotski Peaks on Topozone

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