Mount Maru (丸山, Maru-yama) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula. It is located in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as Esan Maruyama (恵山丸山) to distinguish it from other Mount Maru's and because of its close association with nearby Mount E.

Mount Maru
丸山
Esan-Maruyama Volcano (left) Esan Volcano (lower right)
Highest point
Elevation	691.1 m (2,267 ft)[1]
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	41°51′07″N 141°05′31″E[1]
Naming
English translation	round mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Mount Maru Location of Mount Maru in Japan
Location	Hokkaido, Japan
Parent range	Kameda Peninsula
Topo map	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 尾札部 50000:1 尻屋崎
Geology
Age of rock	Late Miocene to mid Pleistocene
Mountain type	stratovolcano
Last eruption	200 thousand years ago

Geology

Mount Maru consists of non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[2] The andesitic volcano is topped with a lava dome.[3]

Eruptive history

Mount Maru was last active some 200,000 years ago.[3]

References

External links

• Esan Maruyama - Geological Survey of Japan
• "Esan Maruyama". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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[fr] Mont Maru (Esan)