is a Japanese volcanic peak in the area south-east of Mount Fuji. Its summit, 1,504 meters high,Karátson, D. "Erosion calderas: origins, processes, structural and climatic control," Bulletin of Volcanology Vol. 61 (1999), pp. 179 [PDF 6 of 20]; retrieved 2012-6-21. is located in the Susono City, Shizuoka. It is the highest peak of the Mount Ashitaka lava dome.
History Mount Echizen-dake erupted in the mid-Pleistocene epoch,University of Tokyo, Volcano Research Center, "Geology of Fuji Volcano"; retrieved 2012-6-21. about 100,000 years ago.Kishimoto, Hiroshi et al. "Pyroclastic cone on southwestern flank of Ashikita Volcano," Japan Geoscience Union, 2010; retrieved 2012-6-21. It is an extinct volcano.Shizuoka Guide, "Overview of Mt Fuji; retrieved 2012-6-21. Echizen-dake was depicted on the 50-yen banknote of the 1938 issue.
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See also List of volcanoes in Japan List of mountains in Japan
References
The page incorporated material from Japanese Wikipedia page 越前岳, accessed 23 April 2019