Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
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Daisetsuzan | |
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Elevation: | 2290 metres (Mount Asahi) |
Coordinates: | |
Location: | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Type: | Group of Stratovolcanoes and lava domes |
First ascent: | -- |
Last eruption: | 1400 ± 50 years |
Easiest route: | -- |
The Daisetsuzan vocanic group is a group of eight volcanic peaks arranged around the 2km wide Ohachi-Daira caldera wide in Hokkaidō, Japan. The group lends its name to the Daisetsuzan National Park in which the volcanic group is located. The volcanic group lies on the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire. The volcanic zone makes itself known through a number of fumaroles and natural hot springs.
The following peaks make up the volcanic group:
- Mount Asahi, the tallest in the group.
- Mount Pippu
- Mount Keigetsu
- Mount Ryōun
- Mount Hokuchin
- Mount Hokkai
- Mount Kuro
- Mount Hakuun