Ashitaka (volcano)

Ashitaka
	Ashitaka as seen from the southeast
height	1504.2 m
location	Shizuoka , Japan
Coordinates	35 ° 13 '48 " N , 138 ° 47' 24" E Coordinates: 35 ° 13 '48 " N , 138 ° 47' 24" E
rock	Basalt, dacite
	Relief map

The Ashitaka ( Japanese 愛鷹山 Ashitaka-yama , historically also: 足高山 ) in Kunrei transcription Asitaka , is a stratovolcano in eastern Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka . It forms the border of the municipalities of Fuji , Numazu , Nagaizumi and Susono .

The highest peak is the Echizen-dake ( 越前岳 ) with 1504.2 m , while the eponymous central peak Ashitake-yama, 4.5 km southeast of it, only has a height of 1187.5 m .

The last eruptions took place around 100,000 to 400,000 years ago. It is located within a subduction zone . The volcano has several peaks.

Individual evidence

^ Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin
↑ Global Volcanism Program | Ashitaka. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
^ S. Nakano, T. Yamamoto, T. Iwaya, J. Itoh, A. Takada: Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan . In: AIST (Ed.): Geol Surv Japan . 2001.
↑ volcano. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .
↑ Landforms, Geology, and Tectonics . In: Japan Association Quaternary Research (Ed.): Quaternary Maps of Japan . Univ Tokyo Press, Tokyo 1987, OCLC 18171609 .

[1] Official topographic map of Kokudo Chiriin

[2] Global Volcanism Program | Ashitaka. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .

[3] S. Nakano, T. Yamamoto, T. Iwaya, J. Itoh, A. Takada: Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan . In: AIST (Ed.): Geol Surv Japan . 2001.

[4] volcano. Retrieved July 22, 2019 .

[5] Landforms, Geology, and Tectonics . In: Japan Association Quaternary Research (Ed.): Quaternary Maps of Japan . Univ Tokyo Press, Tokyo 1987, OCLC 18171609 .