Mount Raiden Volcanic Group | |
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雷電山火山群 Raiden-yama-kazangun | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Mekunnai (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) |
Elevation | 1,220 m (4,000 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°53′59″N 140°30′55″E / 42.89972°N 140.51528°ECoordinates: 42°53′59″N 140°30′55″E / 42.89972°N 140.51528°E |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Region | Shiribeshi Subprefecture |
Districts | Isoya District and Iwanai District |
Borders on | Niseko Volcanic Group |
Biome | alpine climate |
Geology | |
Orogeny | island arc |
Age of rock | Quaternary |
Type of rock | volcanic |
Mount Raiden Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of active stratovolcanoes and lava domes situated in Hokkaidō, Japan. The volcanoes were active 1.4 million to 800,000 years ago.