Mount Echizen-dake (越前岳, Echizendake) is a Japanese volcanic peak in the area south-east of Mount Fuji. Its summit, 1,504 meters high,[1] is located in the Susono City, Shizuoka. It is the highest peak of the Mount Ashitaka lava dome.

Mount Echizen-dake
Ashitaka-yama
Mount Echizen from Mount Hamaishi
Highest point
Elevation	1,504.22 m (4,935.1 ft)
Coordinates	35°14′17″N 138°47′38.5″E
Naming
Native name	越前岳  (Japanese)
Geography
Location	Chūbu region, Honshu, Japan
Parent range	Mount Ashitaka
Geology
Last eruption	100000 BC
Echizen Mount Echizen-dake (Japan)

History

• Mount Echizen-dake erupted in the mid-Pleistocene epoch,[2] about 100,000 years ago.[3] It is an extinct volcano.[4]
• Echizen-dake was depicted on the 50-yen banknote of the 1938 issue.

Gallery

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  Mount Fuji from the peak
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  Fuji City from the peak

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan
• List of mountains in Japan

References

The page incorporated material from Japanese Wikipedia page 越前岳, accessed 23 April 2019

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