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.
Mount Iō | |
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硫黄岳 | |
![]() SSW side of Mount Iō | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,760 m (9,060 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 35°59′55″N 138°22′11″E |
Naming | |
English translation | Sulphur Mountain |
Language of name | 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 |
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Mount Iō is a stratovolcano in Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. This mountain also belongs to the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.
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.