# Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group

- **Country:** Japan
- **Coordinates:** 35.970833, 138.370000
- **Age:** Quaternary
- **Type:** Stratovolcanoes
- **Biome:** Alpine climate
- **Parent:** Yatsugatake Mountains
- **Country:** Japan
- **Highest:** Mount Aka
- **Etymology:** Southern mountains with eight peaks
- **Borders On:** Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
- **Elevation M:** 2899
- **Subdivision2:** Chūbu
- **Volcanic Arc:** Northeastern Japan Arc
- **Mountain Type:** Stratovolcanoes
- **Settlement Type:** Municipalities
- **Subdivision1 Type:** Prefectures
- **Subdivision2 Type:** Region
- **Subdivision3 Type:** Districts

The southern Yatugatake mountains are steep and have alpine characteristics. The mountains of the Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group are gentler and lower. Mount Tateshina is also part of the Northern Yatsugatake mountains, but is listed separately.

![Photo of Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Mt.Akadake_and_Mt.Amidadake_from_Mt.Gongendake_02.jpg)

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