Mount Ishizuchi
| Mount Ishizuchi | |
|---|---|
| 石鎚山 | |
The highest peak of Mt. Ishizuchi | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra, Ribu |
| Coordinates | 33°46′03″N 133°06′54″E / 33.76750°N 133.11500°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | On the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, Ehime, Japan |
| Parent range | Shikoku Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Ruins of old volcano(extinct) |
| Last eruption | 15,000,000 years ago |
Mount Ishizuchi (石鎚山, Ishizuchi-san) is a 1,982-metre-high (6,503 ft) mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Western Japan and the island of Shikoku.
Once upon a time it was a stratovolcano with large scale magma activity. Over time the magma activity ceased and it became extinct with no eruption activities in the past 10kya years or recent signs of eruption