Mount Iō (Yatsugatake)

Mount Iō
硫黄岳

A Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
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 / 35.99861°N 138.36972°E / 35.99861; 138.36972Coordinates: 35°59′55″N 138°22′11″E / 35.99861°N 138.36972°E / 35.99861; 138.36972
Naming
Translation Sulphur Mountain (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

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.

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.

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