Mount Young (formerly Mount Cerberus) is an Alaskan volcano on Semisopochnoi Island named after former U.S. Congressman Don Young.[1] A bill was signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden in December 2022 to rename the volcano and commemorate the legacy of Young.[2]

Eastern cone of Mount Young in the Semisopochnoi Caldera

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  1. ^ "Mount Young". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mount Young: Aleutian volcano renamed for explosive Alaska congressman". KTOO. December 28, 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

51°55′47″N 179°35′53″E / 51.92972°N 179.59806°E / 51.92972; 179.59806