Mount Nikkō-Shirane

Mount Nikkō-Shirane
日光白根山
Highest point
Elevation 2,578 m (8,458 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,613 m (5,292 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates 36°47′54″N 139°22′27″E / 36.79833°N 139.37417°E / 36.79833; 139.37417Coordinates: 36°47′54″N 139°22′27″E / 36.79833°N 139.37417°E / 36.79833; 139.37417 [1]
Geography
Mount Nikkō-Shirane
Japan
Location Honshū, Japan
Geology
Mountain type Lava dome, Lava flow[2]
Last eruption July to September 1952

Mount Nikkō-Shirane (日光白根山, Nikkō-Shirane-san) is a strato-volcano in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578 m high. It is the highest mountain in north eastern Japan (no higher mountains exist in the east or north of this mountain). Its peak (Mt Okushirane) is a Lava dome of andesite. Mt Nikkō-Shirane is listed in the 100 famous mountains in Japan proposed by Kyuya Fukada.

It should not be confused with Mount Kusatsu-Shirane elsewhere in Gunma Prefecture.

"Shirane" means a white mountain covered with snow, hence such name can be found in many places in Japan. In order to distinguish this mountain from other "Shirane", this mountain is called "Nikkō-Shirane".


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Japan Ultra-Prominences" (Listed here as "Oku-shirane-san"). Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  2. ↑ Nikko Shirane San - Geological Survey of Japan
  • Nikko-Shiranesan - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
  • "Nikko-Shiranesan: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
  • Nikko Shirane San - Geological Survey of Japan
  • Nikko-Shiranesan: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institution

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