Mount Iō (Yatsugatake)

Mount Iō
硫黄岳
A Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
Highest point
Elevation	2,760 m (9,060 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	35°59′55″N 138°22′11″E / 35.99861°N 138.36972°E / 35.99861; 138.36972Coordinates: 35°59′55″N 138°22′11″E / 35.99861°N 138.36972°E / 35.99861; 138.36972
Naming
Translation	Sulphur Mountain (Japanese)
Pronunciation	[ioːdake]
Geography
Location	On the border of Chino and Minamimaki of Nagano in Japan
Parent range	Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Geology
Mountain 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.

Outline

Mount Iō is a stratovolcano in Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. This mountain also belongs to the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.

Route

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.

Access

• Minotoguchi Bus Stop of Suwa Bus
• Tatsunokan Bus Stop of Suwa Bus

Gallery

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  Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
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  Mount Yoko, Mount Aka, Mount Amida from Mount Iō
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  Mount Tengu and Mount Tateshina from Mount Iō
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  The crater of Mount Iō
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  The crater of Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
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  Siberian Dwarf Pines at the Top of Mount Iō
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  Mount Naka and Nyū from Mount Iō
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  Mount Minenonatsume from Mount Iō

References

• Ministry of Environment of Japan
• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
• ‘Yatsugatake, Tateshina, Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine 2008, Shobunsha