Patton Seamount rises from a depth of more than 2 miles to within 800 feet of the surface in the
Gulf of Alaska. At 3,600 meters this seamount is similar in size to Mount Hood in Oregon
and it is one of many unexplored undersea mountains here in the Gulf.
You are watching an image produced by mounted bottom scanners shown in color,
compared to satellite derived bathymetry shown in black and white.