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Spurr Volcano - John Seach
Alaska
61.30 N, 152.25 W
summit elevation 3374 m
stratovolcano and explosion caldera
Mt Spurr Volcano is located 130 km west of Anchorage and NE of Chakachamna Lake. It is the hishest volcano in the Aleutain arc.
Elevated levels of seismicity have been recorded under Mt Spurr since July 2004.
Only two eruptions have been recorded at Mt Spurr volcano, in 1953 and 1992.
The 1992 eruption was short-lived and explosive, with an ash column to 65,000 feet elevation. The 1953 eruption deposited 6mm of ash in Anchorage.
The historical eruptions occurred at Crater Peak vent, a small stratocone on the south flank of Mount Spurr volcano.
Spurr Volcano Eruptions
1992 (crater peak),
1953 (crater peak)