Edgecumbe volcano as seen from Sitka, Alaska.

Edgecumbe Volcano near Sitka Alaska by Duncan Marriott, December 2004. Many people forget that young volcanoes also exist in southeast Alaska. This lovely photograph of Mount Edgecumbe located about 25 km west of Sitka on the other side of Sitka Sound illustrates that volcanic activity has also occurred in the not-too-distant geologic past in the Alaska panhandle.