Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group

Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Yatsugatake from Mount Gongen (August 2010)
Highest point
PeakMount Aka
Elevation2,899 m (9,511 ft)
Coordinates35°58′15″N 138°22′12″E / 35.97083°N 138.37000°E / 35.97083; 138.37000
Naming
EtymologySouthern mountains with eight peaks
Native name
Geography
Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group is located in Japan
Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
CountryJapan
PrefecturesNagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture
RegionChūbu
DistrictsMinamisaku and Suwa
MunicipalitiesHara, Fujimi, Chino, Hokuto and Minamimaki
Parent rangeYatsugatake Mountains
Borders onNorthern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
BiomeAlpine climate
Geology
OrogenyIsland arc
Age of rockQuaternary
Type of rockVolcanic
Yatsugatake from Mt. Kitayoko (June 2007)

Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group (南八ヶ岳, Minami-Yatsugatake), also known as just Yatsugatake is a volcanic group of inactive volcanoes located on the border of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture on Honshū in Japan.