Mount Hachimantai

Mount Hachimantai
八幡平
Hachimantai Plateau
Highest point
Elevation1,613 m (5,292 ft)
Coordinates39°57′28″N 140°51′15″E / 39.95778°N 140.85417°E / 39.95778; 140.85417
Geography
Mount Hachimantai is located in Tohoku, Japan
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai
Parent rangeŌu Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltNasu Volcanic Zone
Last eruption5350 BCE

Mount Hachimantai (八幡平, Hachimantai) is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains in northern Honshū, Japan. This volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border between the Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. The volcano is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and forms part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.[1]

  1. ^ Campbell, Allen; Nobel, David S (1993). Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha. p. 484. ISBN 406205938X.