Unimak 5270
Facts
- Seismically Monitored: No
- Color Code: UNASSIGNED
- Alert Level: UNASSIGNED
- Elevation: 1606m (5269ft)
- Latitude: 54.80321
- Longitude: -163.65937
- Smithsonian VNum:
- Pronunciation:
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Nearby Towns:
- False Pass 11 mi (17 km) NE
- Pauloff Harbor 45 mi (73 km) SE
- Cold Bay 46 mi (73 km) NE
- King Cove 56 mi (91 km) NE
- Belkofski 68 mi (109 km) NE
Description
Unimak 5270 is an unnamed Pleistocene volcanic center between Isanotski and Roundtop on Unimak Island. Observations made from a helicopter during multiple flybys (during Shishaldin fieldwork) show that lava flows dip radially away from the summit, thus Unimak 5270 was a separate vent/volcano (from Chris Nye, 2008, written commun.)Name Origin
"Unimak 5270" is an informal name, given because the highest peak of this volcanic center is 5270 feet in elevation.