Mount Akita-Komagatake | |
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![]() Akita-Komaga-take volcano | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,637 m (5,371 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 39°45′40″N 140°47′56″E / 39.761°N 140.799°E [1] |
Naming | |
Native name | 秋田駒ヶ岳 ( Japanese) |
Geography | |
Tōhoku region,
Honshu, Japan | |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | 1970 to 1971 |
Akita-Komagatake ( 秋田駒ヶ岳) is an active stratovolcano located 10 km east of Tazawa Lake, near the border between Akita and Iwate prefectures on Honshu Island. [2] The volcano last erupted from 18 September 1970 to 25 January 1971. [3] It is the highest mountain in Akita Prefecture [4] and the second highest in Towada-Hachimantai National Park. [5]