Mount Nasu | |
Other Name: | 那須岳 |
Highest: | Sanbonyari Peak |
Elevation M: | 1916.9 |
Range: | Ōu Mountains |
Listing: | Mountains of Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
Location: | On the border of Nasushiohara and Nasu of Tochigi Prefecture, Nishigō, Nishishirakawa of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
Map: | Japan |
Label: | Mount Nasu |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 37.15°N 196°W |
Type: | Complex volcano |
Last Eruption: | November 1963[1] |
Fetchwikidata: | ALL |
is a group of complex volcanoes located in the northeast part of Nikkō National Park, Japan. The tallest peak is Sanbonyari Peak at a height of 1916.90NaN0. Mount Nasu is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Mount Nasu has the following major peaks:
These peaks are known collectively as .
It is estimated that Mount Nasu started erupting 600 thousand years ago. The eruption started from the north end of the mountain range, at Kashi-Asahi Peak. Only Chausu Peak is active today.