Mount Nikkō-Shirane
2,578 m8,458 ft
Volcano · Japan
Mount Nikkō-Shirane is a stratovolcano in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578 m high. It is the highest mountain in north eastern Japan. Its peak is a Lava dome of andesite.
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At the summit · forecast for 2:00 PM
8 °CMostly clear · wind 13 km/h from the W
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Mount Nikkō-Shirane, 2,578 m
- 2:00 PM8 °CW 13 km/h–
- 5:00 PM2 °CNW 14 km/h–
- 8:00 PM1 °CW 19 km/h0.9 mm
- 11:00 PM-2 °CNW 24 km/h0.6 mm
- 2:00 AM-5 °CNW 27 km/h2.3 mm
- 5:00 AM-5 °CNW 21 km/h1.8 mm
- 8:00 AM-6 °CNW 24 km/h1 mm
- 11:00 AM-5 °CNW 28 km/h0.8 mm
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 28 | Light snow | -3 °C / -9 °C | 6.4 mm | 30 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Cloudy | 0 °C / -10 °C | – | 17 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Cloudy | 3 °C / -1 °C | 4 mm | 18 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Light snow | 2 °C / -3 °C | 1.4 mm | 18 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Cloudy | 1 °C / -5 °C | – | 10 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Cloudy | 2 °C / -0 °C | 3.4 mm | 12 km/h |
| Tue, Nov 3 | Partly cloudy | 1 °C / -5 °C | 0.3 mm | 10 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 10:17 AM GMT+9. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Volcano
- Height above sea level
- 2,578 m (8,458 ft)
- Prominence
- 1,613 m (5,292 ft)
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.798°N 139.374°E
- Volcano number
- 283140 at the Global Volcanism Program
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Mount Nikkō-Shirane
Stratovolcano on the island of Honshu in Japan
Mount Nikkō-Shirane is a stratovolcano in the Nikkō National Park in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands at 2,578 m high. It is the highest mountain in north eastern Japan. Its peak is a Lava dome of andesite. Mt Nikkō-Shirane is listed in the 100 famous mountains in Japan proposed by Kyuya Fukada and also of one of the famous mountains of Tochigi and Gunma prefectures respectively.
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12 recorded eruptions
Peaks near Mount Nikkō-Shirane
- Nikko Mountains2,578 m · 1.8 km awayOn the map
- Mount Tarō2,368 m · 9.9 km awayOn the map
- Mount Nantai2,484 m · 11 km awayOn the map
- Omanago Group2,367 m · 12 km awayOn the map
- Mount Komanako2,323 m · 12 km awayOn the map
- Mount Sukai2,144 m · 12 km awayOn the map
- Mount Taishaku2,455 m · 14 km awayOn the map
- Mount Nyohō2,483 m · 15 km awayOn the map
- Mount Akanagi2,010 m · 17 km awayOn the map
- Mount Hiuchigatake2,356 m · 19 km awayOn the map
Highest mountains in Japan
- Mount Fuji3,777 mOn the map
- Mount Kita3,193 mOn the map
- Hotaka Mountains3,190 mOn the map
- Ainodake3,189 mOn the map
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- Mount Warusawa3,141 mOn the map
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- Mount Ontake3,067 mOn the map
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