Mount Spurr is a prominent member of the Cook Inlet volcanoes and is clearly visible from Anchorage on sunny days. The dramatic edifice is made up of several volcanic features.

Mount Spurr, the highest volcano of the Aleutian Arc, is a large stratocone constructed at the center of a roughly 5-kilometer-wide (3.1 mi) horseshoe-shaped caldera that is open to the …

1 day ago · What is Mount Spurr? Mount Spurr is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active within the last 250 years. It has two main vents and is 11,070 feet (3,374 meters) tall.

1 day ago · What is Mount Spurr? It is an 11,070-foot (3,374-meter) tall, ice- and snow-covered volcano roughly 80 miles (129 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage. Mount Spurr is one of 53 …

1 day ago · Elevated levels of volcanic gas and earthquakes have been recorded at the site. Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting …

1 day ago · ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks …

1 day ago · Mount Spurr is monitored by a local seismic network, GNSS ground deformation stations, infrasound sensors, and a web camera. Remote sensing data, including satellite …

Feb 6, 2025 · A map of Mount Spurr, Alaska, showing monitoring stations operated by the Alaska Volcano Observatory and hypocenters of earthquakes that occurred from January 1, 2024 …

1 day ago · The most likely scenario, the scientists say, is an eruption of Mount Spurr similar to previous eruptions in 1953 and 1992, each lasting hours and releasing clouds of ash that …

20 hours ago · Mount Spurr is an 11,000-foot-tall volcano located roughly 80 miles from Anchorage. AVO measured high levels of carbon dioxide on the mountain's summit peak and …