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| Mount Iwaki | |
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| Tsugaru Fuji Okufuji | |
 From the north, with apple orchards in Hirosaki in the foreground | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,624.6 m (5,330 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1322.0[1] |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 40°39′12″N 140°18′24″E / 40.65333°N 140.30667°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
  Mount Iwaki | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Parent range | Ōu Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Island arc |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Type of rock | Andesite |
| Last eruption | March 1863 |
Mount Iwaki (岩木山, Iwaki-san) is a stratovolcano located in western Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. It is also referred to as Tsugaru Fuji (津軽富士) and less frequently, Okufuji (奥富士)[2] due to its similar shape to Mount Fuji. With a summit elevation of 1,625 meters (5,331 ft) and a prominence of 1,322 meters (4,337 ft) it is the highest mountain in Aomori Prefecture.
Mount Iwaki is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in a 1964 book by mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.[3] The mountain and its surroundings are located within the borders of Tsugaru Quasi-National Park.
- ^ a b "Iwaki-san, Japan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Iwakisan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Hyakumeizan, Hiking Japan!". Japan Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2008.