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Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group
| Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group | |
|---|---|
| Nutapukaushipe or Nutaku Kamushupe | |
 A view from Biei town | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Asahi |
| Elevation | 2,290 m (7,510 ft) |
| Coordinates | 43°39′N 142°51′E / 43.650°N 142.850°E |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | big snowy mountains |
| Native name | |
| Geography | |
  Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group  Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Hokkaidō |
| Region | Kamikawa Subprefecture |
| Parent range | Ishikari Mountains |
| Biome | alpine climate |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | island arc |
| Rock age | Quaternary |
| Rock type | volcanic |
| Last eruption | AD 1739 or later[1] |
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The Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group (大雪山系, Daisetsu-sankei, also called Taisetsu-zan) is a volcanic group of peaks arranged around the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide Ohachi-Daira (御鉢平, Ohachi-daira) caldera in Hokkaidō, Japan. In the Ainu language it is known as Nutapukaushipe (which means "the mountain above the river"),[2] Nutaku Kamushupe, or Optateske.[3] These peaks are the highest in Hokkaidō. The group lends its name to the Daisetsuzan National Park in which the volcanic group is located.
- ^ Taisetsu Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan
- ^ Geographical Survey Institute website Archived 26 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese), last access 1 July 2008.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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