Mount Raiden

Mount Raiden
雷電山
Mount Raiden

Hokkaidō, Japan

Highest point
Elevation 1,211.3 m (3,974 ft)
Prominence 250 m (820 ft)
Parent peak Mount Mekunnai
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944Coordinates: 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944
Naming
Translation Thunder and Lightning Mountain (Japanese)
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山
50000:1 島古丹
Geology
Age of rock Quaternary
Mountain type pyroclastic cone
Volcanic arc/belt Northeastern Japan Arc

Mount Raiden (雷電山 Raiden-yama) is an andesitic volcano[1] in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone.[2] The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[3]

References

  1. "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12.


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