Mount Kuma

Mount Kuma
熊ヶ岳
Highest point
Elevation 2,210 m (7,250 ft)
Prominence 136 m (446 ft)
Parent peak Mount Asahi
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 43°40′14″N 142°51′43″E / 43.67056°N 142.86194°E / 43.67056; 142.86194Coordinates: 43°40′14″N 142°51′43″E / 43.67056°N 142.86194°E / 43.67056; 142.86194
Naming
Translation mountain of bears (Japanese)
Pronunciation [ku͍maɡadake]
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 旭岳
25000:1 愛山溪温泉
25000:1 層雲峡
25000:1 白雲岳
50000:1 旭岳
50000:1 大雪山
Geology
Mountain type stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Kurile arc

Mount Kuma (熊ヶ岳 Kuma-ga-dake), or Mount Kumaga, is a stratovolcano located in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.

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