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
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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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

• Minotoguchi Bus Stop of Suwa Bus
• Tatsunokan Bus Stop of Suwa Bus

Gallery

• 
  Summit of Mount Iō from the SSE
• 
  View from summit of Mount Iō. Mount Amida on the left.
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  Siberian Dwarf Pines at the Top of Mount Iō

View from Summit of Mount Iō

References

• 硫黄岳 - Yamakei Online

На других языках

[fr] Mont Iō (Yatsugatake)