Mount Gordon
| Mount Gordon | |
|---|---|
 Mount Gordon | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,040 ft (2,760 m) |
| Prominence | 2,018 ft (615 m) |
| Listing | Volcanoes in the United States |
| Coordinates | 62°07′52″N 143°05′18″W / 62.1312°N 143.0883°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Gordon Location within Alaska | |
| Location | Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States |
| Parent range | Wrangell Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Nabesna A-5 NE |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pleistocene |
| Cinder cone | |
Mount Gordon is a cinder cone in the Wrangell Mountains of eastern Alaska, United States, located between Nabesna Glacier and the stratovolcano Mount Drum. It is the most prominent of a group of Pleistocene and Holocene cinder cones, most of which are less than 100 m (330 ft) high. The exact age of Mount Gordon remains unknown. The mountain was named after a local prospector who was in the area in 1899.
References
- 1 2 3 Richter, Donald H.; Rosenkrans, Danny S.; Steigerwald, Margaret J. (1995). "Guide to the Volcanoes of the Western Wrangell Mountains, Alaska" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 2072. U.S. Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/b2072.
- 1 2 3 "Gordon". Alaska Volcano Observatory. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- 1 2 "Mount Gordon, Alaska". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- 1 2 "Mount Gordon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Gordon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
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