Mount Raiden

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]

Mount Raiden
雷電山
Mount Raiden.
Highest point
Elevation1,211.3 m (3,974 ft)
Prominence250 m (820 ft)
Parent peakMount Mekunnai
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E
Naming
English translationThunder and Lightning Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Raiden
Parent rangeMount Raiden Volcanic Group
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山
50000:1 島古丹
Geology
Age of rockQuaternary
Mountain typepyroclastic cone
Volcanic arc/beltNortheastern Japan Arc

References

  1. "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12.


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