Mount Iō (Yatsugatake)
Mount Iō | |
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硫黄岳 | |
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A Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
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Highest point | |
Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Naming | |
Translation | Sulphur Mountain (Japanese) |
Pronunciation | [ioːdake] |
Geography | |
Location | On the border of Chino and Minamimaki of Nagano in Japan |
Parent range | Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Iō (硫黄岳 Iō-dake?) is a mountain on the border of Chino and Minamimaki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major mountains of Yatsugatake Mountains. Mount Iō literally means, sulphur mountain.
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Outline
Mount Iō is a stratovolcano in Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. This mountain also belongs to the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.
Route
This mountain is one of the major mountains in Yatsugatake Mountains, which is easy for climbers to reach to the top. The easiest route is from Sakurazawa.
Access
Gallery
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Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
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Mount Yoko, Mount Aka, Mount Amida from Mount Iō
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Mount Tengu and Mount Tateshina from Mount Iō
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The crater of Mount Iō
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The crater of Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
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Siberian Dwarf Pines at the Top of Mount Iō
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Mount Naka and Nyū from Mount Iō
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Mount Minenonatsume from Mount Iō