Mount Steller (Aleutian Range)
This article is about the peak in the Aleutian Range. For the peak in the Chugach Mountains, see Mount Steller (Chugach Mountains).
| Mount Steller | |
|---|---|
 Mount Steller (at right) in August 2003 (Mount Denison is to the left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,454 ft (2,272 m) |
| Prominence | 1,600 ft (490 m) |
| Coordinates | 58°25′47″N 154°23′29″W / 58.42972°N 154.39139°WCoordinates: 58°25′47″N 154°23′29″W / 58.42972°N 154.39139°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Steller Alaska | |
| Location | Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S. |
| Parent range | Aleutian Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Aleutian Arc |
Mount Steller is a stratovolcano in Katmai National Park in Alaska, United States. It is part of the Aleutian Range and is located on the Alaska Peninsula.
The mountain was presumably named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller.
External links
- Mount Steller on Topozone (Note that the mountain name is misspelled "Stellar" on this map.)
- "Steller". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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