Mount Aka | |
Other Name: | 赤岳 |
Elevation M: | 2899 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1916 |
Listing: | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height Ultra |
Map: | Japan |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | right |
Translation: | Red Mountain |
Language: | Japanese |
Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ja/ |
Location: | On the border of Chino, Hara of Nagano, and Hokuto of Yamanashi in Japan |
Range: | Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
Coordinates: | 35.9706°N 138.37°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Northeastern Japan Arc |
is a 2,899m mountain on the border of Chino, Hara of Nagano, and Hokuto of Yamanashi in Japan. This mountain is the tallest mountain of Yatsugatake Mountains.
Mount Aka is a stratovolcano. This mountain is a center of the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.
There are several routes to reach to the top of Mount Aka. The most popular route is from Minoto. It takes about four and half hours.