Mount Moriyoshi

Mount Moriyoshi is an inactive volcano in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stratovolcano is basaltic-to-dacitic in composition. Its last eruptive activity is thought to be 1.1 million to 700 thousand years ago.^[1] The volcano appeared in the List of 100 Floral Mountains. The volcano contains about 300 species of alpine flora which has made it a tourist attraction.^[2]

Mount Moriyoshi
Viewed from Tsuzureko
Highest point
Elevation	4,770 ft (1,450 m)
Listing	Volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates	39°58′26″N 140°32′49″E
Geography
Mount Moriyoshi Akita Prefecture
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Pleistocene

See also

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