Mount Iō (Yatsugatake)

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Mount Iō
硫黄岳
Iodake1.JPG
A Mount Iō from Natsuzawa Pass
Highest point
Elevation2,760 m (9,060 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates35°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
English translationSulphur Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
Pronunciation[ioːdake]
Geography
LocationOn the border of Chino and Minamimaki of Nagano in Japan
Parent rangeSouthern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano

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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