Niigata-Yakeyama

Niigata-Yake-Yama
Niigata-Yake-Yama from Mount Hiuchi
Highest point
Elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Coordinates36°55′15″N 138°02′09″E / 36.92083°N 138.03583°E / 36.92083; 138.03583
Naming
Native name新潟焼山 (Japanese)
Geography
Geology
Mountain typeLava Dome
Last eruptionMarch 1998

Niigata-Yake-Yama (新潟焼山, Niigata Yakeyama) is an active volcano in Honshu, Japan. A large eruption in 887 AD sent pyroclastic flows to the Japan Sea.