Mount Hiuchi, also Hiuchigatake (Japanese: 燧ヶ岳) is a 2,356 m tall stratovolcano in Oze National Park, and located in Hinoemata Village, Minami-Aizu gun, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the highest mountain in Tōhoku region.[3] The volcano rises in the north of Lake Ozenuma. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2][4]
| Mount Hiuchi | |
|---|---|
| Hiuchigatake | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,356[1] m (7,730 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°57′7″N 139°17′19″E / 36.95194°N 139.28861°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 燧ヶ岳 (Japanese) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hiuchi Honshu, Japan  Mount Hiuchi Mount Hiuchi (Fukushima Prefecture) | |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Quaternary |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano[2] |
| Last eruption | July 1544[1] |
Morphology
editHiuchi initially formed around 350,000 years ago. Around 160,000–170,000 years ago, Hiuchi erupted, creating a large pyroclastic flow deposit. At the summit of the volcano lie two lava domes, Akanagure (赤ナグレ) and Mi-ike (御池岳). Akanagure, the southern dome, produced a series of viscous lava flows that flowed down the southern and western parts of the volcano about 3500 years ago. Mi-ike is responsible for the only recorded activity.
Historic eruptions
edit1544 eruptions
editThe only recorded activity was on July 28, 1544. A moderate phreatic eruption at the Mi-ike Lava Dome produced lahars and an associated tephra layer.[1][5]
See also
edit- Asteroid 6883 Hiuchigatake, named after Hiuchigatake
- List of volcanoes in Japan
- List of mountains in Japan
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hiuchigatake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ a b "燧ヶ岳" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "Oze National Park_Guide of Highlights [MOE]".
- ^ "日本百名山" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ Yukio Hayakawa (1994). "燧ヶ岳で見つかった約500年前の噴火堆積物". 火山 (in Japanese). 39 (5). doi:10.18940/kazan.39.5_243.
Further reading
edit- Yukio Hayakawa; Fusao Arai; Tomohiro Kitazume (1997). "Eruptive History of Hiuchi Volcano". Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi). 106 (5): 660–664. doi:10.5026/jgeography.106.5_660.
External links
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- National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan: Hiuchigatake - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Quaternary Volcanoes: Hiuchigatake - Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
- "Hiuchigatake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- Volcanolive.com
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