Mount Naeba

This article is about the mountain. For the ski resort, see Naeba Ski Resort.

Mount Naeba
苗場山

Highest point
Elevation	2,145.3 m (7,038 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	36°50′45″N 138°41′25″E / 36.84583°N 138.69028°E / 36.84583; 138.69028Coordinates: 36°50′45″N 138°41′25″E / 36.84583°N 138.69028°E / 36.84583; 138.69028
Geography
Location	Nagano and Niigata prefectures, Japan
Parent range	Mikuni Mountains
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 苗場山, 50000:1 高田
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Naeba (苗場山, Naeba-san) is a stratovolcano^[1] on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures in central Honshū, Japan. It is about 200 km (124 mi) from Tokyo. It was active between 200,000 and 800,000 years ago.^[1] It is made of primarily andesite.^[1]

Relief Map of Naeba Volcano

References

1 2 3 "NAEBA-SAN". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-21.

External links

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Naeba San - Geological Survey of Japan

100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Hokkaidō

Tōhoku region
Jōshinetsu region

Kantō region

Chūbu region

Hida Mountains (Northern Alps)	Mt. Shirouma Mt. Goryū Mt. Kashima Yari Mt. Tsurugi Mt. Tate Mt. Yakushi Mt. Kurobegorō Mt. Kuro (Suishō) Mt. Washiba Mt. Yari Mt. Hotaka Mt. Jōnen Mt. Kasa Mt. Yake Mt. Norikura

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Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)	Mt. Kaikoma Mt. Senjō Mt. Hōō Mt. Kita Mt. Aino Mt. Shiomi Mt. Warusawa Mt. Akaishi Mt. Hijiri Mt. Tekari

Others	Mt. Ontake Utsukushigahara Mt. Kirigamine Mt. Tateshina Yatsugatake Mt. Haku Mt. Arashima

Western Japan

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