Mount Iwate

Mount Iwate
Mount Iwate
	Mount Iwate from the city of Morioka
Highest point
Elevation	2,038 m (6,686 ft)
Prominence	1,745 m (5,725 ft)
Listing	100 Famous Mountains of Japan; Ultra
Coordinates	39°51′12″N 141°00′03″E / 39.85333°N 141.00083°E
Naming
Native name	岩手山 (Japanese)
Geography
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Location	Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Ōu Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano complex
Last eruption	July 1919

Mount Iwate (岩手山, Iwate-san) is a stratovolcano complex in the Ōu Mountains of western Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. With an elevation of 2,038 metres (6,686 ft), it is the highest in Iwate Prefecture. It is included as one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, a book composed in 1964 by mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada.^[2] The mountain is on the borders of the municipalities of Hachimantai, Takizawa, and Shizukuishi, west of the prefectural capital of Morioka. Much of the mountain is within the borders of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.^[3]^[4]^[5] The mountain is also referred to as the "Nanbu Fuji" for its resemblance to Mount Fuji.

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