# Mount Rishiri

- **Country:** Japan
- **Coordinates:** 45.180000, 141.239167
- **Age:** Late Pleistocene
- **Topo:** Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 25000:1 50000:1
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Range:** Rishiri Island
- **Listing:** Ultra, RibuList of mountains and hills of Japan by heightList of the 100 famous mountains in JapanList of volcanoes in Japan
- **Location:** Hokkaidō, Japan
- **Map Size:** 250
- **Elevation M:** 1721
- **Prominence M:** 1721
- **Volcanic Arc:** Sakhalin Island Arc
- **Easiest Route:** Hike
- **Last Eruption:** 5830 BC ± 300 years

Mount Rishiri's opening festival is held annually on July 2 and July 3. This festival officially opens the climbing season.

![Photo of Mount Rishiri](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Mt_Rishiri.jpg)

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