| Mount Iō | |
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| 硫黄岳 | |
A Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass |
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| Elevation | 2,760 m (9,055 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Translation | Sulphur Mountain (Japanese) |
| Pronunciation | [ioːdake] |
| Location | |
| Location | On the border of Chino and Minamimaki of Nagano in Japan |
| Range | Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Iō (硫黄岳 Iō-dake) is a mountain on the border of Chino and Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major mountains of Yatsugatake Mountains. Mount Iō literally means, sulphur mountain.
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Mount Iō is a stratovolcano in Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. This mountain also belongs to the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.
This mountain is one of the major mountains in Yatsugatake Mountains, which is easy for climbers to reach to the top. The easiest route is from Sakurazawa.