Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)
Appearance
Mount Tokachi | |
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十勝岳 | |
Mount Tokachi May 2006 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,077 m (6,814 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan |
Coordinates | 43°25′N 142°41′E / 43.417°N 142.683°E |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Tokachi Volcanic Group |
Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute of Japan 25000:1 十勝岳 25000:1白金温泉 50000:1 十勝岳 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Quaternary |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Kuril arc |
Last eruption | 25 February 2004 to 19 April 2004 |
Mount Tokachi (十勝岳, Tokachidake) is an active volcano located in Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest volcano of the Tokachi Volcanic Group. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
There are four hiking trails to the peak of Tokachidake. Below is a hut, a campground and a natural hot spring (gensen).
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