Japan · Stratovolcano
Mount Hiuchigatake
Hiuchigatake
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2356m
- Last eruption
- 1544
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2356m
- Coordinates
- 36.955, 139.285
- Last eruption
- 1544
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Hiuchigatake volcano lies in Nikko National Park and erupted the 8 km3 Hiuchigatake-Nanairi tephra and pyroclastic flow deposit about 170,000-160,000 years ago. Two lava domes at the southern end of the summit overlook Ozenuma lake, a popular hiking destination in the national park. The southern of the two domes, Akanagure, produced a series of viscous lava flows about 3500 years ago that extend to the S and W flanks. The northern dome, Miike, was the source of a tephra layer correlated with a report of historical activity in 1544 (Hayakawa, 1994b).
From Wikipedia
Mount Hiuchi, also Hiuchigatake is a 2,356 m-tall (7,730 ft) stratovolcano in Oze National Park, and located in Hinoemata Village, Minami-Aizu gun, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the highest mountain in Tōhoku region. The volcano rises in the north of Lake Ozenuma. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 1544VEI 2Observed1544-07-28 – end unknownMiike-dake lava dome
- 6050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate6050 BCE – end unknownAkanagure lava dome
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