Mount Iō
硫黄岳
SSW side of Mount Iō
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; 138.36972
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.

Access

View from Summit of Mount Iō

References

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