Nature
Mount Vsevidof, a stratovolcano on Umnak Island in Alaska’s eastern Aleutian Islands, is the island’s highest point and is noted for its strikingly symmetrical cone rising sharply from the surrounding landscape. About ten kilometers wide at its base, the mountain’s slopes grow steeper with elevation, while glaciers have carved narrow canyons and left ice filling the crater and flowing down the north and east flanks. Despite its volcanic form, it most likely has not erupted in historic time, as reported eruptions remain uncertain. Encountered by Gavriil Pribylov in the late eighteenth century, it was likely named for Andrew or Piotr Vsevidov, Russian explorers linked to the Aleutians.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free
FIND IT
Nikolski, Alaska · United States
