Mount Rausu Explained

Mount Rausu
Other Name:羅臼岳
Elevation M:1660.4
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:List of mountains in Japan
List of volcanoes in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Location:Hokkaidō, Japan
Range:Shiretoko Peninsula
Map:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Relief:y
Label Position:left
Coordinates:44.0758°N 145.1225°W
Topo:Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼
25000:1 知床峠
50000:1 羅臼
Type:Stratovolcano
Age:Holocene
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Kuril arc
Last Eruption:1800 ± 50 years
Easiest Route:Scramble

is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeasternmost Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō.[2] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.[3]

In the past 2,200 years Mount Rausu is believed to have erupted thrice, with a Plinian Eruption roughly 1,400 years ago and a pyroclastic flow about 500 years ago.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?latitude=44.075833&longitude=145.1225 Geospatial Information Authority
  2. Rausudake. 285082. 2021-06-25.
  3. Book: Hunt, Paul. Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails. Kodansha International Ltd.. Tokyo. 1988. First. 11, 201. 0-87011-893-5.
  4. 神沼克伊,小山悦郎 日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、あなたの身近にある108の活火山とは? ソフトバンククリエイティブ 2011. .
  5. Web site: Shiretoko National Park. Ministry of the Environment (Japan). 2010-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20110322200251/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/shiretoko.html. 2011-03-22. dead.
  6. Web site: Cruising Tour of Shiretoko, Newly Registered Natural World Heritage. Hiragana Times. YAC Planning Inc. 1 December 2010. November 2005.