Mount Akita-Komagatake

Mount Akita-Komagatake
Akita-Komaga-take volcano
Highest point
Elevation1,637 m (5,371 ft)[1]
Coordinates39°45′40″N 140°47′56″E / 39.761°N 140.799°E / 39.761; 140.799[1]
Naming
Native name秋田駒ヶ岳 (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Akita-Komagatake is located in Japan
Mount Akita-Komagatake
Mount Akita-Komagatake
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption1970 to 1971

Akita-Komagatake (秋田駒ヶ岳) is an active stratovolcano located 10 km east of Tazawa Lake, near the border between Akita and Iwate prefectures on Honshu Island.[2] The volcano last erupted from 18 September 1970 to 25 January 1971.[3] It is the highest mountain in Akita Prefecture [4] and the second highest in Towada-Hachimantai National Park.[5]

Relief Map
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