Mount Gassan

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Precincts of Gassan jinja.JPG
The summit and Gassan Shrine
Elevation1,984 m (6,509 ft)[1]
Listing100 Famous Japanese Mountains Three Mountains of Dewa
TranslationMoon Mountain (Japanese)
Location
Geology
TypeStratovolcano[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

It is a long and hard hike up the mountain

The mountain is inaccessible during the winter due to snow

Mount Gassan is unique because it possesses characteristics of both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes, even though it is primarily categorized as a stratovolcano.[2]

Mount Gassan Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gassan". Japanese Quaternary Volcano Database. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. 以前はアスピーテに分類されていたが、現在では成層火山が侵食や爆発によりなだらかになったものであるという説が有力である。詳しくはノート及び火山#地形による分類を参照。

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