Mount Maru (Kamishihoro-Shintoku)

Mount Maru (丸山, Maru-yama) is a lava dome located in the Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as Higashi-Tokachi-Maruyama (東十勝丸山)^[2] or Higashi-Taisetsu-Maruyama (東大雪丸山)^[3] to distinguish it from other mountains with the same name. Only in 1989 did scientists discover that Mount Maru is a quaternary volcano.^[2] The mountain sits on the border between the towns of Kamishihoro and Shintoku.^[1]

Mount Maru
丸山
Mount Maru Hokkaido, Japan Show map of Japan Mount Maru Mount Maru (Hokkaido) Show map of Hokkaido
Highest point
Elevation	1,692.1 m (5,552 ft)[1]
Prominence	421 m (1,381 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Nipesotsu
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of volcanoes by elevation
Coordinates	43°25′3″N 143°1′51″E
Naming
English translation	round mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Location	Hokkaido, Japan
Parent range	Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Topo map(s)	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 ニペソツ山 25000:1 ウペペサンケ山 50000:1 糠平
Geology
Rock age	Quaternary
Mountain type	lava dome
Volcanic arc	Kurile arc
Last eruption	1898

Geology

The western flank of the mountain shows accretionary complex from the late Eocene to the early Miocene. The eastern flank shows non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock from the early to middle Miocene. The mountain is topped with non-alkaline mafic rock from the middle Pleistocene.^[4]

Eruptive history

Other than fumaroles, the last eruption of Mount Maru, according to historical records, was from approximately December 3, 1898 to December 6. Before that the last eruption was approximately 1700 BC.^[2]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan
• List of mountains in Japan