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Mount Young (Alaska)

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Alaskan volcano

Eastern cone of Mount Young in the Semisopochnoi Caldera

Mount Young (formerly Mount Cerberus) is an Alaskan volcano on Semisopochnoi Island named after former U.S. Congressman Don Young. A bill was signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden in December 2022 to rename the volcano and commemorate the legacy of Young.

References

  1. "Mount Young". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. "Mount Young: Aleutian volcano renamed for explosive Alaska congressman". KTOO. December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

51°55′47″N 179°35′53″E / 51.92972°N 179.59806°E / 51.92972; 179.59806


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