Earth:Mount Tateshina

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Short description: Complex volcano on the island of Honshu,Japan
Mount Tateshina
蓼科山
Tateshinayama-fuyu.JPG
SSW side
Highest point
Elevation2,530 m (8,300 ft)
Listing100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 36°6′13″N 138°17′42″E / 36.10361°N 138.295°E / 36.10361; 138.295
Naming
English translationhigh mountain of water-peppers
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Tateshina is located in Japan
Mount Tateshina
Mount Tateshina
Location of Mount Tateshina in Japan.
LocationHonshū, Japan
Parent rangeNorthern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Geology
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Last eruptionUnknown

Mount Tateshina (蓼科山, Tateshina-yama) also Suwa Fuji is a complex volcano located on the border of the municipalities of Chino and Tateshina in Nagano Prefecture, Japan .

It has an elevation of 2,530 m (8,301 ft). This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Outline

Mount Tateshina is a typical complex volcano. About the origin of the name of this mountain, tate means water-pepper, and shina means steps or high places. So Tateshina is literally a high mountain of water-peppers. The other name of this mountain Suwa Fuji, literally, Mount Fuji of the Suwa region.

Mount Tateshina is an important part of Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.

Route

Routes to climb up Mount Tateshina are well-developed. The most popular route is to start from the Nanagome parking lot.

Gallery

See also

  • List of volcanoes in Japan
  • List of mountains in Japan

References