Mount Asama

Mount Asama
Mount Asama
	Viewed from the East
Highest point
Elevation	2,568 m (8,425 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height; 100 famous mountains in Japan; List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates	36°24′23″N 138°31′23″E / 36.40639°N 138.52306°E
Naming
Native name	浅間山 (Japanese)
Geography
	Mount Asama Honshū, Japan Mount Asama Mount Asama (Gunma Prefecture)
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 浅間山; 50000:1 長野
Geology
Age of rock	Late Pleistocene–Holocene
Mountain type	Complex volcano
Last eruption	7 August 2019

Mount Asama (浅間山, Asama-yama) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū.^[3] The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A.^[4] It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures.^[5] It is included in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

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