Как добраться. Транспорт
Вулкан находится в 47 км к северу от поселка Ключи. До Ключей из г. Петропавловск-Камчатский несколько раз в день ходит автобус. Рейсы могут отменяться из-за бездорожья после продолжительных дождей. Время в пути сильно зависит от погоды и времени года: зимой, как правило, автобусы идут быстрее расписания, летом в период дождей - на 20-30% дольше расписания. От Ключей к вулкану можно подъехать на арендованном автомобиле или пешком в рамках турпохода. При этом в любой момент может произойти извержение, и туристы-экстремалы могут погибнуть, так что восходить на этот вулкан – не самая лучшая идея.
Описание (английский)
Shiveluch is the northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It and Karymsky are Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanoes.
Shiveluch began forming about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago, and it has had at least 60 large eruptions during the Holocene.
During this era, the most intense period of volcanism — including
frequent large and moderate eruptions — occurred around 6500–6400 BC,
2250–2000 BC, and AD 50–650. This coincides with the peak of activity in
other Kamchatka volcanoes. The current active period started around
900 BC. Since then, the large and moderate eruptions has been following
each other in 50 to 400 year-long intervals.
Catastrophic eruptions took place in 1854 and 1956, when a large part
of the lava dome collapsed and created a devastating debris avalanche.
The most recent eruption of Young Shiveluch started on August 15, 1999, and continues as of 2017. On February 27, 2015 Shiveluch erupted shooting ash into the atmosphere about 30,000 feet crossing the Bering sea and into Alaska.
Shiveluch belongs to the Kliuchevskaya volcano group. There are three elements of the volcano: the stratovolcano Old Shiveluch (Старый Шивелуч); an ancient caldera; and the active Young Shiveluch (Молодой Шивелуч), with an elevation of about 2,800 metres (9,186 ft).
Shiveluch is one of Kamchatka's largest and most active volcanic structures. It is a stratovolcano composed of alternating layers of solidified ash, hardened lava and volcanic rocks.
The nearest settlement from the volcano is Klyuchi, situated 50 km from the mountain. The settlement is small enough to evacuate rapidly in case of a major eruption.