# Mount Iwate

- **Country:** Japan
- **Coordinates:** 39.853333, 141.000833
- **Type:** Stratovolcano complex
- **Range:** Ōu Mountains
- **Listing:** 100 Famous Mountains of JapanUltra, Ribu
- **Location:** Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- **Map Size:** 250
- **Elevation M:** 2038
- **Prominence M:** 1745
- **Volcanic Arc:** Northeastern Japan Arc
- **Last Eruption:** July 1919

During the historical period, Mount Iwate erupted in 1686-1687 with a pyroclastic surge; however, the eruption of 1732 was much larger and resulted in a substantial lava flow on the northeast slopes of the mountain. This four-kilometre long lava flow ("Yakebashiri Lava Flow") has been designated a Natural Monument by the Japanese government. Mount Iwate has largely been quiet since 1732, with a small emission of steam and ash in 1919 and a series of volcanic earthquakes from 1998 to 2003. thumb|none|400px|Summit crater of the Mount Iwate

![Photo of Mount Iwate](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Mt._Iwate_and_Morioka.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Iwate (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)