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Mount Adams

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MOUNT ADAMS

Photo by Manuel W.

LOCATION

  • Mount Adams is located on a continent in north america
  • North american tectonic plate
  • It is a conversion boundary
  • This volcano was formed when the summit cone started to rise
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CLASSIFICATION

  • Mount Adams is a shield volcano
  • Mount Adams has an explosive eruption
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

  • Mount Adams is the second highest peak in Washington
  • The first successful climb was in 1857
  • The last eruption was in 550 BC
  • Mount Adams in located in the cascade Range
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HAZARDS AND RISKS

  • There are a lot of loose rock on mount Adams
  • There have been quite a few deaths in the pursuit of the summit
Photo by BLMOregon

CONCLUSION

  • I don't think mount adams will erupt very often considering the last eruptions have been very spread out and not very often