Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)

Active volcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Mount Tokachi

Hokkaidō, Japan

Parent rangeTokachi Volcanic GroupTopo mapGeographical Survey Institute of Japan 25000:1 十勝岳
25000:1白金温泉
50000:1 十勝岳GeologyAge of rockQuaternaryMountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc/beltKuril arcLast eruptionFebruary to 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, with a height of 2,077 metres (6,814 ft).^[1] 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 (onsen).

References

^ Kolbek, Jirí; Srutek, Miroslav; Box, Elgene E. O. (31 August 2003). Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-4020-1370-6.

External links

Tokachidake - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
Tokachidake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
Tokachi Dake Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
"Tokachidake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Hokkaidō

Tōhoku region
Jōshinetsu region

Kantō region

Chūbu region

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Kiso Mountains (Central Alps)	Mt. Kisokoma Mt. Utsugi Mt. Ena
Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)	Mt. Kaikoma Mt. Senjō Mt. Hōō Mt. Kita Mt. Aino Mt. Shiomi Mt. Warusawa Mt. Akaishi Mt. Hijiri Mt. Tekari
Others	Mt. Fuji Mt. Ontake Utsukushigahara [ja] Mt. Kirigamine Mt. Tateshina Yatsugatake Mt. Haku Mt. Arashima Mt. Azumaya