Hiuchigatake

This article is about a mountain in Fukushima Prefecture. For a mountain in Niigata Prefecture, see Mount Hiuchi.
Mount Hiuchi
Hiuchigatake
Highest point
Elevation2,356[1] m (7,730 ft)
Coordinates36°57′7″N 139°17′19″E / 36.95194°N 139.28861°E / 36.95194; 139.28861
Naming
Native name燧ヶ岳 (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Hiuchi is located in Japan
Mount Hiuchi
Mount Hiuchi
Honshu, Japan
Mount Hiuchi is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Mount Hiuchi
Mount Hiuchi
Mount Hiuchi (Fukushima Prefecture)
Geology
Age of rockQuaternary
Mountain typeStratovolcano[2]
Last eruptionJuly 1544[1]

Mount Hiuchi, also Hiuchigatake (Japanese: 燧ヶ岳) is a 2,356 m tall stratovolcano in Oze National Park, and located in Hinoemata Village, Minami-Aizu gun, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the highest mountain in Tōhoku region.[3] The volcano rises in the north of Lake Ozenuma [ja]. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2][4]

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  3. ^ "Oze National Park_Guide of Highlights [MOE]".
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