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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Its youthful appearance strongly suggests that it last erupted in the Holocene. It is capped by a 4-by-5-kilometre (2.5 mi × 3.1 mi) summit caldera, and tuff cones lie on the lower flanks. [[Recely Bluff]] is on the northeast slope of the mountain, about 7 nautical miles (13 km) from the peak. Its volume of 1,800 cubic kilometers (430 cu mi) is comparable to that of Mount Erebus. | Its youthful appearance strongly suggests that it last erupted in the Holocene. It is capped by a 4-by-5-kilometre (2.5 mi × 3.1 mi) summit caldera, and tuff cones lie on the lower flanks. [[Recely Bluff]] is on the northeast slope of the mountain, about 7 nautical miles (13 km) from the peak. Its volume of 1,800 cubic kilometers (430 cu mi) is comparable to that of [[Mount Erebus]]. | ||
Mount Siple receives very little publicity due to its remote location and its topography has only been recorded by a sketch map. Mount Siple has received fewer visits than many of its neighboring volcanoes. | Mount Siple receives very little publicity due to its remote location and its topography has only been recorded by a sketch map. Mount Siple has received fewer visits than many of its neighboring volcanoes. | ||