Gassan - 月山

Country & Region / Prefecture

Japan, Tōhoku / Yamagata

Volcano Types

Stratovolcano, Caldera, Lava Dome(s)

Tectonic Setting

Subduction Zone
Continental Crust (> 25 km)

Summit

1984 m

Latitude, Longitude

38.546°N, 140.03°E

Last Known Eruption

Pleistocene
(〜 2.58 million to 11,700 years ago)

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