Mount Daisen

Mount Daisen
大山
Mount Daisen from the West
Highest point
Elevation1,729 m (5,673 ft)[1]
Prominence1,634 m (5,361 ft)[1]
ListingUltra, Ribu
List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates35°22′16″N 133°32′47″E / 35.37111°N 133.54639°E / 35.37111; 133.54639
Naming
English translationBig Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
PronunciationJapanese: [daiseɴ]
Geography
Mount Daisen is located in Japan
Mount Daisen
Mount Daisen
Japan
LocationTottori Prefecture, Japan
Parent rangeChūgoku Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Last eruptionEstimated 17,000-18,000 years ago
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Mount Daisen (大山, Daisen) is a dormant stratovolcano in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 m (5,673 ft). This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt, which is a part of the Southwestern Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-22.

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