Hiuchigatake
| Hiuchi | |
|---|---|
| Mount Hiuchigatake | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,356[1] m (7,730 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°57′7″N 139°17′19″E / 36.95194°N 139.28861°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
  Hiuchi Honshu, Japan  Hiuchi Hiuchi (Fukushima Prefecture) | |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Quaternary |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano[2] |
| Last eruption | July 1544[1] |
Hiuchi, also Hiuchigatake (Template:Lang-ja) is a 2,356m tall stratovolcano mountain in Oze National Park, and located in Hinoemata Village, Minami-Aizu gun, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the highest mountain in Tōhoku region.[3] The volcano rises in the north of Lake Ozenuma. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2][4]
Morphology
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Hiuchi initially formed around 350,000 years ago. Around 160,000–170,000 years ago, Hiuchi erupted, creating a large pyroclastic flow deposit. At the summit of the volcano lie two lava domes, Akanagure (
Historic eruptions
1544 eruptions
The only recorded activity was on July 28, 1544. A moderate phreatic eruption at the Mi-ike Lava Dome produced lahars and an associated tephra layer.[1][5]
See also
- Asteroid 6883 Hiuchigatake, named after Hiuchigatake
- List of volcanoes in Japan
- List of mountains in Japan
References
- ^ a b c "Hiuchigatake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ a b "
燧ヶ岳 " (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2017-12-13. - ^ https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/oze/guide/view.html
- ^ "
日本 百名山 " (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2017-12-13. - ^ Yukio Hayakawa (1994). "
燧ヶ岳 で見 つかった約 500年 前 の噴火 堆積 物 ".火山 (in Japanese). 39 (5). doi:10.18940/kazan.39.5_243.
Further reading
- "Eruptive History of Hiuchi Volcano". Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi). 106 (5): 660–664. 1997. doi:10.5026/jgeography.106.5_660.
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External links
- National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan: Hiuchigatake - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Quaternary Volcanoes: Hiuchigatake - Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
- Global Volcanism Program: Hiuchigatake - Smithsonian Institution
- Volcanolive.com
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