Mount Asakuksa

Overview

Mount Asakusa is a Quaternary volcano in the Echigo Mountains, straddling the border between Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture and the town of Tadami in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture. It rises to an elevation of 1,585.5 meters, and a first-order triangulation point named Asakusadake is set at its summit. The mountain lies within Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Quasi-National Park and is counted among the Four Famous Mountains of Tadami.

Highlights

• ●A Quaternary volcano rising to 1,585.5 meters within the Echigo Mountains
• ●The first-order triangulation point named Asakusadake set at its summit
• ●Its position straddling the border of Niigata and Fukushima prefectures
• ●Its inclusion in Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Quasi-National Park and its ranking among the Four Famous Mountains of Tadami

History

Mount Asakusa is a Quaternary volcano in the Echigo Mountains, straddling Uonuma in Niigata Prefecture and the town of Tadami in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima Prefecture. A first-order triangulation point named Asakusadake is set at its summit. The mountain lies within Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Quasi-National Park and, together with Mount Yogai, Mount Gamo, and Mount Aizu-Asahi, is known as one of the Four Famous Mountains of Tadami.

Map

37.3436, 139.2335 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1At the trailhead, review basic details such as the elevation and the mountain's border-straddling location
2. 2Ascend the trail through this section of Echigo Sanzan-Tadami Quasi-National Park
3. 3At the 1,585.5-meter summit, find the first-order triangulation point named Asakusadake
4. 4Enjoy the outlook from one of the Four Famous Mountains of Tadami before descending the way you came

Did you know?

💡 Mount Asakusa is counted, along with Mount Yogai, Mount Gamo, and Mount Aizu-Asahi, as one of the Four Famous Mountains of Tadami.

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