Mount Iō (Yatsugatake)
Mount Iō | |
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硫黄岳 | |
![]() SSW side of Mount Iō | |
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°ECoordinates: 35°59′55″N 138°22′11″E / 35.99861°N 138.36972°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Sulphur Mountain |
Language of name | 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 |
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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.
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References
- 硫黄岳 - Yamakei Online
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