▁in ▁for ▁an ▁April ▁F ools ' ▁Day ▁jo ke . ▁The ▁dark ▁smoke ▁rising ▁from ▁the ▁cr ater ▁convinced ▁nearby ▁residents ▁of ▁Sit ka , ▁Al aska , ▁that ▁the ▁vol cano ▁was ▁er upt ing . ▁The ▁ho ax ▁was ▁soon ▁revealed , ▁as ▁around ▁the ▁rim ▁of ▁the ▁vol cano , ▁" A pril ▁F ool " ▁was ▁sp ray - p aint ed ▁in ▁ ▁letters . ▁The ▁Guardian ▁reports ▁that ▁B ick ar ▁had ▁been ▁planning ▁the ▁pr ank ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁and ▁lists ▁it ▁among ▁the ▁ten ▁best ▁A pr ils ▁F ools ▁ho ax es ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁vol cano es ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Top ographic ▁map ▁of ▁Mount ▁Edge c um be ▁( 1 : 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁scale ) ▁from ▁US GS ▁Sit ka ▁and ▁Port ▁Alexander ▁ ▁Al aska ▁Vol cano ▁Observ atory ▁ ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Al aska ▁Category : Vol cano es ▁of ▁Al aska ▁Category : D orm ant ▁vol cano es ▁Category : Str at ov ol cano es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Vol cano es ▁of ▁Sit ka ▁City ▁and ▁Bor ough , ▁Al aska ▁Category : C ivil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps ▁in ▁Al aska ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Sit ka ▁City ▁and ▁Bor ough , ▁Al aska ▁Category : H o ax es ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch erv ony i