Mount Iō
Mount Iō is a volcano in Japan, 1,562.0 m high. It last erupted in 1936.
- Elevation
- 1,562.0 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Last eruption
- 1,936
The mountain was once mined for sulphur, hence its name. To the Ainu the mountain was known as Atosanupuri (naked mountain). The mountain is quite bare. Despite its bareness and being a rather low mountain at it hosts alpine plant life. It hosts colonies of Siberian Dwarf Pine, Rhododendron diversipilosum, and other members of Ericaceae.
Details
- Topo
- Geospatial Information Authority, 25000:1 硫黄山50000:1 羅臼
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Range
- Shiretoko Peninsula
- Listing
- List of mountains in JapanList of volcanoes in Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Location
- Hokkaidō, Japan
- Other Name
- 硫黄山
- Elevation M
- 1562.0
- Parent Peak
- Mount Sashirui
- Translation
- Sulphur Mountain
- Prominence M
- 243
- Volcanic Arc
- Kuril arc
- Last Eruption
- 1936
- Label Position
- left
Questions about Mount Iō
Where is Mount Iō?
Mount Iō is in Japan.
How high is Mount Iō?
Mount Iō is 1,562.0 m high.
When did Mount Iō last erupt?
Mount Iō last erupted in 1936.