Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group | |
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![]() Mount Shibagare, Mount Yoko, and Mount Tateshina (October 2006) | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Tengu |
Elevation | 2,646 m (8,681 ft) |
Coordinates | 36°01′09″N 138°21′20″E / 36.01917°N 138.35556°E |
Naming | |
Etymology | Northern Mountains with eight peaks |
Native name | |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Nagano Prefecture |
Region | Chūbu |
Districts | Kitasaku and Minamisaku District, Nagano |
Municipalities | Chino, Koumi, Minamimaki, Saku, Sakuho and Tateshina |
Parent range | Yatsugatake Mountains |
Borders on | Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
Biome | Alpine climate |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Island arc |
Rock age | Quaternary |
Rock type | Volcanic |
Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group (北八ヶ岳, Kita-Yatsugatake) is a volcanic group of stratovolcanoes and lava domes located in Nagano Prefecture on Honshū in Japan.