Mount Raiden

Mount Raiden
Mount Raiden
雷電山
	Mount Raiden.
Highest point
Elevation	1,211.3 m (3,974 ft)
Prominence	250 m (820 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Mekunnai
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°ECoordinates: 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E
Naming
English translation	Thunder and Lightning Mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
	Mount Raiden Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range	Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山; 50000:1 島古丹
Geology
Age of rock	Quaternary
Mountain type	pyroclastic cone
Volcanic arc/belt	Northeastern Japan Arc

Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama) is an andesitic volcano^[1] in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone.^[2] The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.^[3]

References[]

^ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12.

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