Yamanashi Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m. It is the tallest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia, and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708. The mountain is located about 100 km southwest of To…
Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m. It is the tallest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia, and seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708. The mountain is located about 100 km southwest of Tokyo and is visible from the Japanese capital on clear days. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for about five months of the year, is commonly used as a cultural icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photography, as well as visited by sightseers, hikers and mountain climbers.
  • Location: Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
  • Country: Japan
  • Listing: Highest peak in Japan · Ultra-prominent peaks · List of mountains in Japan · 100 Famous Japanese Mountains · List of volcanoes by elevation
  • Prefectures: Shizuoka · Yamanashi
  • Municipalities: Fuji · Fujinomiya · Fujiyoshida · Gotemba · Narusawa · Oyama
  • Topo map(s): Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 富士山 · 50000:1 富士山
  • Rock age: 100,000 years
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