Mount Yōtei

Mount Yōtei
羊蹄山 Yōtei-zan
Mount Yōtei from Hirafu (May 20, 2005)
Highest point
Elevation	1,898 m (6,227 ft)
Prominence	1,878 m (6,161 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height 100 Famous Japanese Mountains List of volcanoes in Japan Ultra
Coordinates	42°49′36″N 140°48′41″E / 42.82667°N 140.81139°E / 42.82667; 140.81139Coordinates: 42°49′36″N 140°48′41″E / 42.82667°N 140.81139°E / 42.82667; 140.81139
Geography
Mount Yōtei Japan
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 羊蹄山 50000:1 留寿都
Geology
Age of rock	Quaternary
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	1050 BCE

Mount Yōtei (羊蹄山, Yōtei-zan, literally "sheep-hoof mountain"^?) is an inactivestratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士^?), "Ezo" being an old name for the island of Hokkaido, because it resembles the more famous Mount Fuji. The mountain is also known as Makkari Nupuri (マッカリヌプリ^?) and Mount Shiribeshi (後方羊蹄山, Shiribeshi-yama^?). It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

Mount Yotei is mostly composed of andesite and dacite. The stratovolcano is symmetrical adding to its resemblance to Mount Fuji.

Tephrochronology indicates two eruptions at Mount Yotei. The most recent circa 1050 BC from a cone emerging from the northwest flank of the mountain at Lake Hangetsu (Hangetsu-ko). The earlier eruption is dated from circa 3550 BC.