Mount Dutton
{{Short description|Mountain in Alaska}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Dutton
| photo = MountDutton.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Dutton lies 14 km (9 mi) north of the community of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula
| map = Alaska
| map_caption = Location in Alaska
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Dutton
| elevation_ft = 4941
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| prominence =
| listing = Mountain peaks of Alaska
| location = Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, U.S.
| range = Aleutian Range
| coordinates = {{coord|55.168|N|162.272|W|format=dms|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title}}
| topo =
| type = Stratovolcano
| age =
| volcanic_arc = Aleutian Arc
| last_eruption = Unknown
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Mount Dutton is a stratovolcano in the Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula. It is also the crash site of a World Airways DC-8.
Geography
Dutton lies just short of {{convert|9|mi|km|0|sp=us}} from King Cove, a fishing headquarters for the locality.{{cite gvp|vn=312011|title=Dutton|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|work=Global Volcanism Program|accessdate=April 17, 2011}}
Geologic activity
Image:Map of Alaska Peninsula Volcanoes.gif
Dutton is a highly glaciated volcano. Its summit is composed of a series of lava domes which form a complex stratovolcano. The mountain's recent history is marked by at least avalanche which removed andesitic lava flows and several lava domes from the flank of its body and swiftly cascaded westward and southward towards Belkofski Bay.
Between 1984 and 1985, a series of earthquake swarms took place in the volcano's vicinity. Another swarm took place in the summer of 1988.
See also
References
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Sources
- [http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/dds/dds-40/ Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs]
- [http://www.avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcinfo.php?volcname=Dutton Alaska Volcano Observatory]
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Category:Volcanoes of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
Category:Stratovolcanoes of Alaska
Category:One-thousanders of the United States
Category:Mountains of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
Category:Holocene stratovolcanoes
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