Mount Nasu
Appearance
Mount Nasu | |
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那須岳 | |
![]() Nasu Mountains | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,916.9 m (6,289 ft) |
Coordinates | 37°09′N 139°57′E / 37.150°N 139.950°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
On the border of Nasushiohara and Nasu of Tochigi Prefecture, Nishigō, Nishishirakawa of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan | |
Parent range | Ōu Mountains |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Complex volcano |
Last eruption | November 1963 |
Mount Nasu (那須岳, Nasu-dake) is a group of complex volcanoes located in the northeast part of Nikkō National Park, Japan. The tallest peak is Sanbonyari Peak at a height of 1,916.9 m (6,289 ft). Mount Nasu is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Major peaks
Mount Nasu has the following major peaks:
- Sanbonyari Peak – 1916.9 m
- Chausu Peak – 1915 m
- Asahi Peak – 1896 m
- Minamigatsusan – 1776 m
- Kuro-oya Peak – 1589 m
Thease peaks are known collectively as Nasu Five Peaks (那須5岳, Nasu-Go-Take).
Eruption
It is estimated that Mount Nasu started erupting 600 thousand years ago. The eruption started from the north end of the mountain range, at Kashi-Asahi Peak. Only Chausu Peak is active today.
Access
Gallery
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Chausu lava dome and Asahi Peak
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Chausu lava dome and fumes
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Asahi Peak
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West view from Sanbonyari Peak
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Sanbonyari Peak and snow in summer
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At the Sanbonyari Peak
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Topographic map
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To Asahi Peak
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Nasu.
- Nasudake – Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
- "Nasudake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). – Japan Meteorological Agency
- Nasudake – Geological Survey of Japan
- Nasudake: Global Volcanism Program – Smithsonian Institution