Mount Rausu
| Mount Rausu | |
|---|---|
| 羅臼岳 | |
 View from Sea of Okhotsk (August 2014) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,660.4 m (5,448 ft) [1] |
| Listing |
List of mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.12250°ECoordinates: 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.12250°E [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Rausu Location of Mount Rausu in Japan. | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Topo map |
Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼 25000:1 知床峠 50000:1 羅臼 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene[2] |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kuril arc [3] |
| Last eruption | 1800 ± 50 years[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble[3] |
Mount Rausu (羅臼岳 Rausu-dake) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeastern most Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō.[2] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.[3]
In the past 2200 years it is believed that Mount Rausu erupted thrice, with a Plinian Eruption roughly 1400 years ago and a pyroclastic flow about 500 years ago.[4]
History
- June 1, 1964 - The region around Mount Rausu declared Shiretoko National Park[5]
- July 2005 - Shiretoko registered as a Natural World Heritage Site[6]
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Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group. Rausu (lower left)
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Viewd from the SSW.
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The mountains of Shiretoko Peninsula from Mount Rausu (July 2007). In the foreground is Mitsumine, in the middle field is Mount Sashirui, and in the background is Mount Iō
References
- 1 2 Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 羅臼, last access May 23, 2008
- 1 2 3 "Rausu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- 1 2 3 Hunt, Paul (1988). Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails (First ed.). Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd. pp. 11, 201. ISBN 0-87011-893-5.
- ↑ 神沼克伊,小山悦郎 日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、あなたの身近にある108の活火山とは？ ソフトバンククリエイティブ 2011. ISBN 978-4797361308.
- ↑ "Shiretoko National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ "Cruising Tour of Shiretoko, Newly Registered Natural World Heritage". Hiragana Times. YAC Planning Inc. November 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
See also
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- World Heritage Site
- Shiretoko National Park
- List of mountains in Japan
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
External links
- Rausudake - Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese)
- Rausudake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan PDF - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
- Rausudake: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institution