Mount Gilbert (Alaska)

This article is about a volcano. For the other Mount Gilbert in Alaska, see Mount Gilbert (Chugach Mountains).

Mount Gilbert is a volcano which forms the northern part of Akun Island in the eastern Aleutian Islands, USA. Active fumaroles were documented 1 mi (1.5 km) northeast of the summit in the early 1900s.

Mount Gilbert
Mount Gilbert from the air, 1994
Highest point
Elevation	2,684 ft (818 m)
Coordinates	54°15′08″N 165°39′43″W
Geography
Location	Akun Island, Alaska, U.S.
Parent range	Aleutian Range
Geology
Formed by	Subduction zone volcanism
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc	Aleutian Arc

Map of Alaskan volcanoes, with Mount Gilbert marked.

See also

• List of volcanoes in the United States of America

Sources

• Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands-Selected Photographs
• Alaska Volcano Observatory

External links

• "Gilbert". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved June 28, 2021.