RUSSIA: KAMCHATKA AND THE RUSSIAN PACIFIC ISLANDS

ULTRA-PROMINENCE PAGE

30 Peaks with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater

List compiled 2004 by Aaron Maizlish
with computer assistance from Jonathan de Ferranti

The Kamchatka Peninsula in Northeastern Russia forms a physical region distinct from the rest of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Kamchatka is a region with over 100 active volcanoes, the highest of which, Kluchevskoy Volcano, is the 13th most prominent summit on earth. We have identified 22 summits on the peninsula with 1,500 meters or greater prominence. The Kuril Islands (Kuril'skiye Ostrova) are a chain of volcanic islands that extend southwestly from Kamchatka for 700 miles to Hokkaido, Japan. The Kurils have seven ultras on five islands. In addition the highpoint of the island of Sakhalin has been included on this list.

This page for the first time proposes precise prominence values for Kamchatka, as well as precise latitude and longitude coordinates for the summit. It is important to note that this is not a complete listing of volcanoes, nor does include all of the highest volcanoes. For an explanation of prominence please return to the peaklist.org homepage.

draft October 2, 2004

Rank	Summit Name (V. = Volcano)	Region	Elevation mtrs.	Prominence mtrs.	Saddle mtrs.	Lat.	Long.	Elev. ft.	Prom. ft.

1	Kluchevskoy V.	Kamchatka	4750	4649	101	N 56º03'15"	E 160º38'27"	15584	15252
2	Shiveluch V.	Kamchatka	3307	3168	139	N 56º39'12"	E 161º21'42"	10850	10394
3	Ichinsky V.	Kamchatka	3607	3125	482	N 55º40'42"	E 157º43'06"	11834	10253
4	Koryaksky V.	Kamchatka	3456	2999	457	N 53º19'15"	E 158º42'45"	11338	9839
5	Kronotsky V.	Kamchatka	3527	2736	791	N 54º45'09"	E 160º31'57"	11571	8976
6	Alaid V.	Kurils (Atlasova)	2339	2339	0	N 50º51'39"	E 155º33'51"	7674	7674
7	Zhupanovsky V.	Kamchatka	2923	2210	713	N 53º35'18"	E 159º08'54"	9590	7251
8	Mt. Ostry Tolbachik	Kamchatka	3672	2190	1482	N 55º49'51"	E 160º19'33"	12047	7185
9	Opala V.	Kamchatka	2460	2070	390	N 52º32'36"	E 157º20'21"	8071	6791
10	Kambalny V.	Kamchatka	2161	1970	191	N 51º18'21"	E 156º52'33"	7090	6463
11	Gora Khuvkhoitun	Kamchatka	2616	1920	696	N 57º55'15"	E 160º40'33"	8583	6299
12	Gora Alney	Kamchatka	2598	1825	773	N 56º41'33"	E 159º38'42"	8524	5987
13	Tjatja V.	Kurils (Kunasir)	1819	1819	0	N 44º21'12"	E 146º14'51"	5968	5968
14	Chikurachki V.	Kurils (Paramushir)	1816	1816	0	N 50º19'24"	E 155º27'39"	5958	5958
15	Khodutka V.	Kamchatka	2089	1810	279	N 52º03'45"	E 157º42'36"	6854	5938
16	Gora Gamchen	Kamchatka	2577	1750	827	N 54º58'27"	E 160º42'12"	8455	5741
17	Mutnovsky V.	Kamchatka	2322	1750	572	N 52º26'54"	E 158º11'51"	7618	5741
18	Zheltovsky V.	Kamchatka	1957	1730	227	N 51º34'36"	E 157º19'42"	6421	5676
19	Gora Stokap	Kurils (Iturup)	1634	1634	0	N 44º50'15"	E 147º20'36"	5361	5361
20	Mt. Bolshaya Udina	Kamchatka	2920	1630	1290	N 55º45'30"	E 160º31'36"	9580	5348
21	Fussa V.	Kurils (Paramushir)	1772	1630	142	N 50º16'03"	E 155º14'51"	5814	5348
22	Gora Bakening	Kamchatka	2276	1610	666	N 53º54'15"	E 158º04'12"	7467	5282
23	Vilyuchinsky V.	Kamchatka	2173	1610	563	N 52º42'18"	E 158º16'54"	7129	5282
24	Gora Lopatina	HP Sakhalin	1609	1609	0	N 50º51'06"	E 143º08'30"	5279	5279
25	Gora Oval'naya Zimina	Kamchatka	3080	1570	1510	N 55º51'39"	E 160º36'21"	10105	5151
26	Avachinsky V.	Kamchatka	2741	1550	1191	N 53º15'21"	E 158º50'12"	8993	5085
27	Sopka Taunshits	Kamchatka	2353	1550	803	N 54º31'42"	E 159º48'15"	7720	5085
28	Gora Bogdan Khmel'nitskiy	Kurils (Iturup)	1585	1550	35	N 45º20'15"	E 147º55'09"	5200	5085
29	Milne V.	Kurils (Simushir)	1539	1539	0	N 46º48'48"	E 151º47'06"	5049	5049
30	Kizimen V.	Kamchatka	2375	1530	845	N 55º07'51"	E 160º19'12"	7792	5020

NOTES:

Summit Name: English translation of Kamchatka Volcanoes. V. represents Volcano.

Region Name: List includes 22 summits on Kamchatka Peninsula, 7 summits on the Kuril Islands, and 1 summit on Sakhalin.

Elevation: Elevations are taken exclusively from Soviet 1:100,000 and 1:200,000 topographic mapping. Any readers with access to newer authoritive elevations are encouraged to contact the list authors.

Prominence: Prominence has been derived from extensive analysis of SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) 3" data. SRTM derived saddle values were found to concur with printed contour intervals in all but two cases.   We believe that SRTM 3" saddle values will be within 15 meters of the actual value with 95% accuracy.

Saddle: Saddle values and contour intervals in the above table were extracted from SRTM data or Soviet maps.   We are pleased to report that SRTM saddle values are within the contour interval of the Soviet topographic mapping in every case except the Avachinsky KS, which is duly noted below.

[2]   Shiveluch Volcano: Elevation of 3,307m was taken from recent 1:200,000 topographic map. Several alternate elevations have been given. Also, the volcano has been very active. Clarification of the current elevation would be appreciated.

[26] Avachinsky Volcano: 1:200,000 mapping indicates saddle is between 1200-1280 meters. SRTM value of 1,191 meters has been used,

LINKS:

Addition of links are welcome.

Volcano World has wonderful pages on many of the Kamchatka Volcanoes with images and activiity reports.

The Global Volcanism Program, run by the Smithsonian Institution offers information on Kamchatka Volcanoes and Kuril Volcanoes.

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