Mount Daisen

Mount Daisen
大山
Mount Daisen from the West
Highest point
Elevation1,729 m (5,673 ft)[1]
Prominence1,634 m (5,361 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates35°22′16″N 133°32′47″E / 35.37111°N 133.54639°E / 35.37111; 133.54639
Naming
English translationBig Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
PronunciationJapanese: [daiseɴ]
Geography
Mount Daisen is located in Japan
Mount Daisen
Mount Daisen
Japan
LocationTottori Prefecture, Japan
Parent rangeChūgoku Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Last eruptionEstimated 17,000-18,000 years ago
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Mount Daisen (大山, Daisen) is a dormant stratovolcano in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 metres. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt, which is a part of the Southwestern Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-22.