Mount Raiden

Mount Raiden
雷電山
Mount Raiden.
Highest point
Elevation1,211.3 m (3,974 ft)
Prominence250 m (820 ft)
Parent peakMount Mekunnai
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944
Naming
English translation
Thunder and Lightning Mountain
Language of name
Japanese
Geography
Mount Raiden is located in Japan
Mount Raiden
Mount Raiden
Location within Japan
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeMount Raiden Volcanic Group
Topo map(s)Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山
50000:1 島古丹
Geology
Rock ageQuaternary
pyroclastic cone
Volcanic arcNortheastern Japan Arc

Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama) is an andesitic volcano in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone. The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.

References

  1. ↑ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12.