Mount Tokachi (Daisetsuzan)

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Mount Tokachi
十勝岳 Tokachidake
Elevation 2,077 metres (6,814 feet)
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Coordinates 43°25′N, 142°41′E
Type Stratovolcanoes
Last eruption 1989

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. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

There are 4 trails to the peak of Tokachi dake. Below is a hut, a campground and a natual free hot spring.

There is also a mountain in Hidaka with the same name, see Mount Tokachi (Hidaka).

The Tokachi volcanic group is a group of volcanic peaks (mostly stratovolcanoes) arranged along an axis that runs from the southwest to the northeast in Hokkaidō. The most recent activity is centered around the northwest end. The group gets its name from the highest peak in the group, Mount Tokachi. The volcanic group lies on the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire.

The following peaks make up the volcanic group:

  • Mount Tokachi, the tallest in the group.
  • Mount Furano
  • Mount Kamihorokamettoku
  • Mount Biei
  • Biei Fuji
  • Mount Betsubetsu

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