Mount Rausu
| Mount Rausu | |
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| 羅臼岳 | |
View from Sea of Okhotsk (August 2014)
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,660.4 m (5,448 ft) |
| Listing |
List of mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.12250°ECoordinates: 44°4′33″N 145°7′21″E / 44.07583°N 145.12250°E |
| Geography | |
 Mount Rausu
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| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
| Topo map |
Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 羅臼 25000:1 知床峠 50000:1 羅臼 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Kuril arc |
| Last eruption | 1800 ± 50 years |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Rausu (羅臼岳 Rausu-dake?) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeastern most Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.
In the past 2200 years it is believed that Mount Rausu erupted thrice, with a Plinian Eruption roughly 1400 years ago and a pyroclastic flow about 500 years ago.
Rausu-Shiretoko Io Volcano Group. Rausu (lower left)
Viewd from the SSW.
The mountains of Shiretoko Peninsula from Mount Rausu (July 2007). In the foreground is Mitsumine, in the middle field is Mount Sashirui, and in the background is Mount Iō
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