Mount Daisen | |
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大山 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,729 m (5,673 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,634 m (5,361 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 35°22′16″N 133°32′47″E / 35.37111°N 133.54639°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Big Mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | Japanese: [daiseɴ] |
Geography | |
Location | Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
Parent range | Chūgoku Mountains |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Complex volcano |
Last eruption | Estimated 17,000-18,000 years ago |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hiking |
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]