Mount Aka (Yatsugatake)

Mount Aka
赤岳
Mount Aka
Highest point
Elevation2,899 m (9,511 ft)
Prominence1,916 m (6,286 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Ultra, Ribu
Coordinates35°58′14″N 138°22′12″E / 35.97056°N 138.37000°E / 35.97056; 138.37000
Naming
English translationRed Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
PronunciationJapanese: [akadake]
Geography
Mount Aka
Japan
LocationOn the border of Chino, Hara of Nagano, and Hokuto of Yamanashi in Japan
Parent rangeSouthern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arcNortheastern Japan Arc

Mount Aka (赤岳, Aka-dake) 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.