Hiuchigatake

Hiuchi
Mount Hiuchigatake
Highest point
Elevation 2,356[1] m (7,730 ft)
Coordinates 36°57′7″N 139°17′19″E / 36.95194°N 139.28861°E / 36.95194; 139.28861Coordinates: 36°57′7″N 139°17′19″E / 36.95194°N 139.28861°E / 36.95194; 139.28861 
Naming
Native name 燧ヶ岳
Geography
Hiuchi
Honshu, Japan
Hiuchi
Hiuchi (Fukushima Prefecture)
Geology
Age of rock Quaternary
Mountain type Stratovolcano[2]
Last eruption July 1544[1]

Hiuchi, also Hiuchigatake (Japanese: 燧ヶ岳) is a stratovolcano in Oze National Park, Japan. The volcano rises in the north of Lake Ozenuma. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2][3]

Morphology

Hiuchi initially formed around 350,000 years ago. Around 160,000–170,000 years ago, Hiuchi erupted, creating a large pyroclastic flow deposit. At the summit of the volcano lie two lava domes, Akanagure (赤ナグレ) and Mi-ike (御池岳). Akanagure, the southern dome, produced a series of viscous lava flows that flowed down the southern and western parts of the volcano about 3500 years ago. Mi-ike is responsible for the only recorded activity.

Historic eruptions

1544 eruptions

The only recorded activity was on July 28, 1544. A moderate phreatic eruption at the Mi-ike Lava Dome produced lahars and an associated tephra layer.[1][4]

Mount Hiuchigatake
Lake Ozenuma
Mont Shibutsu
Around Ozegahara

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hiuchigatake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. 1 2 "燧ヶ岳" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. ↑ "日本百名山" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. ↑ Yukio Hayakawa (1994). "燧ヶ岳で見つかった約500年前の噴火堆積物". 火山 (in Japanese). 39 (5). doi:10.18940/kazan.39.5_243.

Further reading

  • Yukio HAYAKAWA, Fusao ARAI and Tomohiro KITAZUME (1997). "Eruptive History of Hiuchi Volcano". Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi). 106 (5): 660–664. doi:10.5026/jgeography.106.5_660.


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