Information About

Mageik Landslide

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Location

58 ° 7' 27.998" N,
155 ° 11' 57.998" W

Region

Kodiak Island

Nearest City

Newhalen

Elevation

938 ft (285.9 m)

Mageik Landslide in Detail.

About

along upper course of Martin Creek, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 12 mi. SW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range

History

Named in 1917 by R. F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, to designate this unusual slide of boulders, soil, peat, and other debris triggered by the Mount Katmai eruption.

Topo Maps

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Places Near Mageik Landslide

Bays:

Kashvik Bay,

Glaciers:

The Knife Creek Glacier, The Knife Creek Glaciers,

Mountains:

Atmo Mountain, Baked Mountain, Broken Mountain, Mount Cerberus, Falling Mountain, Mount Mageik, Novarupta, Observation Mountain, Topographers Peak, Trident Volcano,

Mountain Passes:

Katmai Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Buttress Range,

Slopes:

Mageik Landslide,

Streams:

Alagogshak Creek, Big Kashvik Creek, Mageik Creek, Martin Creek,

Waterfalls:

Fultons Falls,