Mount Raiden Explained

Mount Raiden
Other Name:雷電山
Elevation M:1211.3
Prominence M:250
Parent Peak:Mount Mekunnai
Map:Japan
Label Position:left
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Translation:Thunder and Lightning Mountain
Language:Japanese
Location:Hokkaidō, Japan
Range:Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
Coordinates:42.9036°N 140.4694°W
Topo:Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山
50000:1 島古丹
Type:pyroclastic cone
Age:Quaternary
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Northeastern Japan Arc

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RAIDEN-YAMA. https://archive.today/20121221025123/http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/191.htm. dead. December 21, 2012. 2006. Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2008-10-01.
  2. 285031. Niseko. 2008-10-01.
  3. Web site: Hokkaido. 2007. Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2010-10-12.