Mount Kuro (Hokkaido)

Mount Kuro (黒岳, Kuro-dake) is a lava dome located in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Mount Kuro
黒岳
Mount Kuro seen from the SW
Highest point
Elevation	1,984.3 m (6,510 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	43°41′51″N 142°55′13″E
Naming
English translation	black peak
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Mount Kuro Hokkaidō, Japan Mount Kuro Mount Kuro (Hokkaido)
Parent range	Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Topo map(s)	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 層雲峡 50000:1 大雪山
Geology
Mountain type	lava dome
Volcanic arc/belt	Kurile arc
Climbing
Easiest route	ropeway and hike

Climbing route

The easiest way up the mountain is to use the Daisetsuzan Sōunkyō Kurodake Ropeway up from Sōunkyō. This takes you approximately 600 metres (2,000 ft) up the mountain. You can then use a chairlift to carry you up past the 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) mark. From there it is a hike with switchbacks the rest of the way to the top. You can also hike the entire route parallel to the ropeway and chairlift from Sōunkyō Onsen. A popular route continues past Mount Kuro, around the Ohachi-Daira caldera, over Mount Asahi and down the Asahidake Ropeway to Asahidake Onsen.

See also

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

References

• Geographical Survey Institute