Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)

Mount Tokachi
十十勝岳

Mount Tokachi May 2006
Highest point
Elevation 2,077 m (6,814 ft)
Listing List 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; 142.683Coordinates: 43°25′N 142°41′E / 43.417°N 142.683°E / 43.417; 142.683
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Tokachi Volcanic Group
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute of Japan 25000:1 十勝岳
25000:1白金温泉
50000:1 十勝岳
Geology
Age of rock Quaternary
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Kuril arc
Last eruption February 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).

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.
Mount Tokachi is Volcano, seen from Mount Biei
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