Mount Arashima (荒島岳, Arashima-dake) is a mountain located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Mount Arashima
荒島岳
View of Mount Arashima from Ōno
Highest point
Elevation	1,524 m (5,000 ft)[1]
Prominence	722 m (2,369 ft)[1]
Coordinates	35°56′03″N 136°36′05″E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Mount Arashima Japan
Location	Ōno, Fukui, Japan
Parent range	Ryōhaku Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Basalt

Outline

Mount Arashima has an elevation of 1,524 m (5,000 ft)[1] and is located in the central Ōno, Fukui. It is not a volcano although it emerged from originally volcanic terrain. It is, over a long period, the product of erosion of a caldera formed in the Middle Miocene, when the Sea of Japan was developed.[2]

Vegetation

The foot of Mount Arashima is covered in dense beech forest which, turning yellow in autumn, making the mountain stand out from the rest of the surrounding landscape.

The ascent of the north face, by the main hiking trail, leads to a plateau (at the elevation of about 1,200 m): Shakunage-daira (Rhododendron plateau), a place famous for the flowering of various species of azaleas in spring.[2]

References

External links

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[fr] Mont Arashima