Mount Yake
Active volcano on the island of Honshu, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Yake (焼岳, Yake-dake) literally, "Burning mountain" is an active volcano in the Hida Mountains, lying between Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching 2,455 m (8,054 ft) at the highest peak.
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Mount Yake | |
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焼岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,455 m (8,054 ft)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 36°13′37″N 137°35′13″E[2] |
Naming | |
English translation | Burnt mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
Prefectures | Gifu and Nagano |
Protected area | Chūbu-Sangaku National Park |
Cities | Takayama and Matsumoto |
Parent range | Hida Mountains |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 20,000 years Late Pleistocene[3] |
Mountain type | Active stratovolcano |
Type of rock | Andesite, Dacite[3][2] |
Last eruption | February 11, 1995[4][3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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