Black Peak, United States

Stratovolcano · 1,032 m (3,386 ft) · Alaska Peninsula

Black Peak is a stratovolcano in the United States, 1,032 m (3,386 ft) high. Its last known eruption: bC (Holocene). NOAA records 1 significant eruption here.

Black Peak on the map

Black Peak and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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Now

From the USGS Volcano Hazards Program, read 14:50 UTC. USGS threat ranking: Moderate Threat.

Unassigned / Unassigned Alaska Volcano Observatory rates Black Peak at alert level Unassigned, aviation color code Unassigned.

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1,032 m (3,386 ft)
Country: United States
Region: Alaska Peninsula
Summit: 56.552° N, 158.785° W
Last known eruption: BC (Holocene)
Holocene activity known from: Radiocarbon
Smithsonian volcano number: 312080

Significant eruptions

1 on record, newest first.

1900 BCVEI 6

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Black Peak Volcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Alert levels, color codes and notices from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program and its observatories, public domain. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.