Mount Myōkō
| Mount Myōkō | |
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| 妙高山 | |
A view from northeast
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,454 m (8,051 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°53′17.1″N 138°06′59.9″E / 36.888083°N 138.116639°E |
| Naming | |
| Pronunciation | Japanese: [mjoːkoːsaɴ] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Chūbu region, Honshu, Japan |
| Parent range | Kubiki Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 750 BCE |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Myōkō (妙高山 Myōkō-san?) is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Joshinetsu Kogen National Park. Mount Myōkō is listed as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and together with Mount Yahiko (弥彦山 Yahiko-yama?), it is well known as the "famous mountain" of Niigata Prefecture.
Echigofuji (越後富士?) is another name given to this mountain. Being close to the border with Nagano Prefecture, it is linked to those on the Nagano side as one of the Five Peaks in Hokushin (北信五岳 hokushingogaku?). The mountain was originally named Mount Koshinonaka (越の中山 koshinonakayama?) but was later changed to Mount Myōkō (名香山 Myōkōsan?). This can be also written as 妙高山, in order to make use of two "lucky" characters.
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