Mount Yōtei
Sign in to saveAlso known as Yōtei-zan, Mount Yōteizan, Mount Shiribeshi, Ezo Fuji
mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
Key facts
- Elevation
- 1,898 m (6,227 ft)
- Prominence
- 1,878 m (6,161 ft)
- Listing
- List of mountains and hills of Japan by height , 100 Famous Japanese Mountains , List of volcanoes in Japan , Ultra
- Language of name
- Japanese
- Location
- Shiribeshi Subprefecture , Hokkaido , Japan
- Topo map s
- Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 羊蹄山 , 50000:1 留寿都
- Rock age
- Quaternary
- Mountain type
- Stratovolcano
- Volcanic arc
- Northeastern Japan Arc
- Last eruption
- 1050 BC
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Mount Yōtei (羊蹄山, Yōtei-zan; literally "sheep-hoof mountain") is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士) because it resembles Mount Fuji; Ezo is an old name for the island of Hokkaido. The mountain is also known as Makkari Nupuri (マッカリヌプリ). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Geology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Yōtei” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.