Topo map USGS Chignik A-5 Designated 1967 Last eruption 13 June 2013 Mountain range Aleutian Range | Volcanic arc/belt Aleutian Arc Elevation 2,507 m Prominence 2,499 m Parent range Aleutian Range | |
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Listing North America prominent 36th
North America isolated peak 60th Mountain type Stratovolcano with a summit caldera Similar Mount Shishaldin, Mount Chiginagak, Mount Vsevidof, Makushin Volcano, Mount Pavlof | ||
Mount Veniaminof is an active stratovolcano located on the Alaska Peninsula. The Alaska Volcano Observatory currently rates Veniaminof as Aviation Color Code YELLOW and Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY as of October 1, 2015, 2000 (UTC) following observations of elevated seismicity. The mountain was named after Ioann (Ivan Popov) Veniaminov (1797–1879), a Russian Orthodox missionary priest (and later a prominent bishop in Russia) whose writings on the Aleut language and ethnology are still standard references. He is a saint of the Orthodox Church, known as Saint Innocent for the monastic name he used in later life.
Map of Mt Veniaminof, Alaska, USA
The volcano was the site of a colossal (VEI 6) eruption around 1750 BC. This eruption left a large caldera. In modern times the volcano has had numerous small eruptions (over ten of them since 1930); these are located at a cinder cone in the middle of the caldera.
Veniaminof has one of the highest elevations of Alaskan volcanoes. Partly for this reason, it is covered by a glacier that fills most of the caldera. Because of the glacier and the caldera walls, there is the possibility of a major flood from a future glacier run.