Mount Ashitaka

Mount Ashitaka (愛鷹山, Ashitakayama) is an eroded stratovolcano in the area south-east of Mount Fuji, Japan. Its highest peak, 1,504 metres (4,934 ft) high,[4] is Mount Echizen-dake, but the complex is named after its secondary peak, Ashitaka-yama, 1,188 m (3,898 ft) high.

Mount Ashitaka
Southeast Side
Highest point
PeakMount Echizen-dake
Elevation1,504 m (4,934 ft)[1][2]
ListingVolcanoes of Japan
Coordinates35°14′17″N 138°47′38″E[3]
Dimensions
Length7 km (4.3 mi) Southwest-Northeast
Width6 km (3.7 mi) Northwest-Southeast
Naming
Native name愛鷹山 (Japanese)
Geography
CountryJapan
PrefectureShizuoka
Geology
Last eruptionPleistocene[1]
Map of Japan
Ashitaka
Ashitaka
Mount Ashitaka (Japan)

Detailed map
Mount Ashitaka is located in 100x100
Echizendake(1504)
Ashitaka(1188)
Ashitaka(1188)
Ihaidake(1458)
Ihaidake(1458)
Kurodake(1087)
Kurodake(1087)
Ōtake(1262)
Ōtake(1262)
Yobikodake(1310)
Yobikodake(1310)
Maedake(1336)
Maedake(1336)
Topographic map of Ashitaka Volcano
  • From the south.
    From the south.
  • From above
    From above
  • From Mount Fuji
    From Mount Fuji

See also

References
  1. "Ashitaka". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Ashitaka". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. "Ashitaka Yama". Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  4. Karátson, D (1999). "Erosion calderas: origins, processes, structural and climatic control". Bulletin of Volcanology. 61: 179. doi:10.1007/s004450050270.

The page incorporated material from Japanese Wikipedia page 愛鷹山, accessed 23 April 2019


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