Mount Iwaki

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Mount Iwaki
Tsugaru Fuji Okufuji
From the north, with apple orchards in Hirosaki in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation	1,624.6 m (5,330 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,362.0 m (4,468.5 ft)[2]
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains Ribu
Coordinates	40°39′12″N 140°18′24″E / 40.65333°N 140.30667°E / 40.65333; 140.30667
Naming
Native name	岩木山 (Japanese) Iwaki-san (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Iwaki Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
Region	Tōhoku
Parent range	Ōu Mountains
Geology
Orogeny	Island arc
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Rock type	Andesite
Last eruption	March 1863

Mount Iwaki (岩木山, Iwaki-san) is a stratovolcano located in western Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan. It is also referred to as Tsugaru Fuji (津軽富士) and less frequently, Okufuji (奥富士)^[3] due to its similar shape to Mount Fuji. With a summit elevation of 1,625 meters (5,331 ft) and a prominence of 1,362 meters (4,469 ft) it is the highest mountain in Aomori Prefecture.

Mount Iwaki is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in a 1964 book by mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.^[4] The mountain and its surroundings are located within the borders of Tsugaru Quasi-National Park.