Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Mount Raiden

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Location
  
Hokkaidō, Japan

Volcanic arc/belt
  
Northeastern Japan Arc

Prominence
  
250 m

Parent peak
  
Mount Mekunnai

Mountain type
  
pyroclastic cone

Elevation
  
1,211 m

Age of rock
  
Quaternary

Mount Raiden wwwmountainforecastcommountainobjectsMountRa

Translation
  
Thunder and Lightning Mountain (Japanese)

Topo map
  
Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山 50000:1 島古丹

Parent range
  
Mount Raiden Volcanic Group

Mountain range
  
Niseko Volcanic Group, Mount Raiden Volcanic Group

Similar
  
Mount Mekunnai, Chisenupuri, Mt Io, Mt Konbu, Mt Kariba

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

Map of Mount Raiden, Hatsuta, Rankoshi, Isoya District, Hokkaido Prefecture 048-1316, Japan

References

Mount Raiden Wikipedia