Mount Tarumae

Mount Tarumae
樽前山
Seen from the SSE
Highest point
Elevation1,041 m (3,415 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates42°41′24″N 141°22′41″E / 42.69000°N 141.37806°E / 42.69000; 141.37806
Geography
Mount Tarumae
Mount Tarumae
Mount Tarumae (Hokkaido)
Parent rangeNasu Volcanic Zone
Topo map(s)Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 50000:1 樽前山, 25000:1 樽前山, 25000:1 風不死岳
Geology
Mountain typeCaldera
Volcanic arcNortheastern Japan Arc
Last eruption1982
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Tarumae (樽前山, Tarumae-zan) is located in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located near both Tomakomai and Chitose towns and can be seen clearly from both. It is on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. Tarumae is a 1,041 metre active andesitic stratovolcano, with a lava dome.