Mount Katmai - Wikipedia
Mount Katmai (Russian: Катмай) is a large active stratovolcano (composite volcano) on the Alaska Peninsula in southern Alaska, located within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
2023年3月27日 · Katmai was established in 1918 to protect the volcanically devastated region surrounding Novarupta and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Today, Katmai National Park and Preserve also protects 9,000 years of human history and important habitat for salmon and thousands of brown bears.
A Guide to Alaska’s Katmai National Park - National Geographic
2024年5月31日 · This Alaska Peninsula park is a great place for hiking, fishing, bear-watching—and exploring volcanoes. By Joe Yogerst. Photographs by Acacia Johnson. May 31, 2024. • 15 min read. Fast Facts....
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and the 1912 Novarupta-Katmai …
In 1965 and 1966, Katmai’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes was selected as a training destination for NASA’s Apollo astronauts. The Valley was believed to be a good representation of a lunar landscape. Katmai shares several geological features with …
Plan Your Visit - Katmai National Park & Preserve (U.S. National …
2022年5月4日 · Katmai National Park and Preserve spans over four million acres of remote, wild, and spectacular country. In Katmai you'll find the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and the site of the world's largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
Katmai National Park and Preserve - Wikipedia
The park is named after Mount Katmai, its centerpiece stratovolcano. The park is located on the Alaska Peninsula, across from Kodiak Island, with headquarters in nearby King Salmon, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage.
Retracing the explosive history of Alaska’s Katmai National Park
2020年5月27日 · In 1912, an eruption of the volcano Novarupta formed the caldera and crater lake at the summit of Mount Katmai. A 2018 expedition set out to uncover traces of Katmai National Park’s...
The Great Eruption of 1912 (U.S. National Park Service) - NPS
Lasting three days, the largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century exploded June 6, 1912, from a new volcano, Novarupta. In the process, it created Katmai caldera and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Alaska Volcano Observatory | Katmai
The Quaternary volcanic rocks at Katmai and adjacent cones are less than 1500 m thick [2] . Much of the volcano is mantled by snow and ice and several valley glaciers radiate out from the flanks and three glaciers originating from the upper caldera walls descend into the …
Katmai National Park (Official GANP Park Page)
Mount Katmai, the namesake of the park, reaches a height of 6,716 feet (2,047 m). It is a stratovolcano with a crater lake at the top. The diameter of the volcano is approximately 6.3 miles (10 km) with the caldera filled lake measuring about 2 by 3 miles (3.2 to 4.8 km).