Mount Hachimantai

Mount Hachimantai
八幡平
Hachimantai Plateau
Highest point
Elevation	1,613 m (5,292 ft)
Coordinates	39°57′28″N 140°51′15″E / 39.95778°N 140.85417°E / 39.95778; 140.85417
Geography
Mount Hachimantai Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan
Parent range	Ōu Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Nasu Volcanic Zone
Last eruption	5350 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]