Mount Tarumae

Mount Tarumae
樽前山
Seen from the SSE
Highest point
Elevation1,041 m (3,415 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates42°41′24″N 141°22′41″E / 42.69000°N 141.37806°E / 42.69000; 141.37806[2]
Geography
Mount Tarumae is located in Japan
Mount Tarumae
Mount Tarumae
Mount Tarumae is located in Hokkaido
Mount Tarumae
Mount Tarumae
Mount Tarumae (Hokkaido)
Parent rangeNasu Volcanic Zone
Topo map(s)Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 50000:1 樽前山, 25000:1 樽前山, 25000:1 風不死岳
Geology
Mountain typeCaldera
Volcanic arcNortheastern Japan Arc
Last eruption1982[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeHike
Mt. Tarumae Lava Dome and Fumaroles

Mount Tarumae (樽前山, Tarumae-zan) is located in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located near both Tomakomai and Chitose towns and can be seen clearly from both. It is on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. Tarumae is a 1,041 metre active andesitic stratovolcano, with a lava dome.