Mount Tateshina
Complex volcano on the island of Honshu, Japan
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Mount Tateshina (蓼科山, Tateshina-yama) also Suwa Fuji is a complex volcano located on the border of the municipalities of Chino and Tateshina in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
| Mount Tateshina | |
|---|---|
| 蓼科山 | |
SSW side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,530 m (8,300 ft) |
| Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°6′13″N 138°17′42″E |
| Naming | |
English translation | high mountain of water-peppers |
Language of name | Japanese |
| Geography | |
  Mount Tateshina Location within Japan | |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Parent range | Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
| Geology | |
| Complex volcano | |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
It has an elevation of 2,530 m (8,301 ft). This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Outline
Mount Tateshina is a typical complex volcano. About the origin of the name of this mountain, tate means water-pepper, and shina means steps or high places. So Tateshina is literally a high mountain of water-peppers. The other name of this mountain Suwa Fuji, literally, Mount Fuji of the Suwa region.
Mount Tateshina is an important part of Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park.
Route
Routes to climb up Mount Tateshina are well-developed. The most popular route is to start from the Nanagome parking lot.
Gallery
Ruin of the volcanic crater of Mount Tateshina
Top of Mount Tateshina
Yatsugatake Mountains from Mount Tateshina
Mount Tateshina from the middle of the mountain
Mount Tateshina from Mount Tengu
Mount Tateshina from Mount Aka
Mount Tateshina from Mount Iō
Mount Tateshina in August
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