Mount Echizen-dake

Mount Echizen-dake
Ashitaka-yama
Mount Echizen from Mount Hamaishi
Highest point
Elevation1,504.22 m (4,935.1 ft)
Coordinates35°14′17″N 138°47′38.5″E / 35.23806°N 138.794028°E / 35.23806; 138.794028
Naming
Native name越前岳 (Japanese)
Geography
LocationChūbu region, Honshu, Japan
Parent rangeMount Ashitaka
Geology
Last eruption100000 BC
Map of Japan
Echizen
Echizen
Mount Echizen-dake (Japan)

Mount Echizen-dake (越前岳, Echizendake) is a Japanese volcanic peak in the area south-east of Mount Fuji. Its summit, 1,504 meters high, is located in the Susono City, Shizuoka. It is the highest peak of the Mount Ashitaka lava dome.

History

See also

References

  1. ↑ Karátson, D. "Erosion calderas: origins, processes, structural and climatic control," Bulletin of Volcanology Vol. 61 (1999), pp. 179 [PDF 6 of 20]; retrieved 2012-6-21.
  2. ↑ University of Tokyo, Volcano Research Center, "Geology of Fuji Volcano"; retrieved 2012-6-21.
  3. ↑ Kishimoto, Hiroshi et al. "Pyroclastic cone on southwestern flank of Ashikita Volcano," Japan Geoscience Union, 2010; retrieved 2012-6-21.
  4. ↑ Shizuoka Guide, "Overview of Mt Fuji; retrieved 2012-6-21.

The page incorporated material from Japanese Wikipedia page 越前岳, accessed 23 April 2019