Earth:Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)

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Short description: Active volcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan
Mount Tokachi
十勝岳
Mount Tokachi 06.JPG
Mount Tokachi May 2006
Highest point
Elevation2,077 m (6,814 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 43°25′N 142°41′E / 43.417°N 142.683°E / 43.417; 142.683
Geography
Mount Tokachi is located in Hokkaido
Mount Tokachi
Mount Tokachi
Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeTokachi Volcanic Group
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute of Japan 25000:1 十勝岳
25000:1白金温泉
50000:1 十勝岳
Geology
Age of rockQuaternary
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltKuril arc
Last eruptionFebruary to April 2004

Mount Tokachi (十勝岳, Tokachidake) is an active volcano located in Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan . It is the tallest volcano of the Tokachi Volcanic Group, with a height of 2,077 metres (6,814 ft).[1] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

There are four hiking trails to the peak of Tokachidake. Below is a hut, a campground and a natural hot spring (onsen).

Mount Tokachi is a volcano, seen from Mount Biei
Seen from the northwest.

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Japan
  • List of mountains in Japan

References

  1. Kolbek, Jirí; Srutek, Miroslav; Box, Elgene E. O. (31 August 2003). Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4020-1370-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=VmtPnUbH-uIC&pg=PA236. 

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