Mount Arashima
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Prominence743 m (2,438 ft)[2]
| Mount Arashima | |
|---|---|
| 荒島岳 | |
 View of Mount Arashima from Ōno | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,523 m (4,997 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 743 m (2,438 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°56′03″N 136°36′05″E / 35.934167°N 136.601389°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
  Mount Arashima Location in Japan | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Fukui |
| City | Ōno |
| Parent range | Ryōhaku Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Basalt |
Mount Arashima (荒島岳, Arashima-dake) is a mountain located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Mount Arashima has an elevation of 1,523 m (4,997 ft),[1] and is located in the central Ōno, Fukui. It is not a volcano although it emerged from originally volcanic terrain. It is, over a long period, the product of erosion of a caldera formed in the Middle Miocene, when the Sea of Japan was developed.[3]
