Mount Nikkō-Shirane

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Mount Nikkō-Shirane
日光白根山

The summit of Mount Nikkō-Shirane
Elevation 2,578 metres (8,458 ft)
Location Honshū, Japan
Coordinates 36.796° N 139.379° E
Type Shield volcano
Last eruption 1952

Mount Nikkō-Shirane (日光白根山 Nikkō-Shirane-san?) is a mountain in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578m high, and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

It should not be confused with Mount Kusatsu-Shirane elsewhere in Gunma Prefecture.

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