Mount Iō (Akan)

Mount Iō
硫黄山
Mount Iō, also known as Atsosa Nupuri (July 2009)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Prominence	130 m (427 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Kabuto
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Translation	Sulphur Mountain (Japanese)
Location
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan
Range	Akan Volcanic Complex
Coordinates	43°36′37″N 144°26′19″E / 43.61028°N 144.43861°E / 43.61028; 144.43861Coordinates: 43°36′37″N 144°26′19″E / 43.61028°N 144.43861°E / 43.61028; 144.43861
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 川湯, 50000:1 斜里
Geology
Type	volcanic
Volcanic arc/belt	Kuril arc

Mount Iō (硫黄山, Iō-zan^?) also Mount Iwo is a volcano in the Akan Volcanic Complex of Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Teshikaga.

The mountain was once mined for sulphur, hence its name. To the Ainu the mountain was known as Atosanupuri (naked mountain). The mountain is quite bare. Despite its bareness and being a rather low mountain at 508 metres (1,667 ft) it hosts alpine plant life. It hosts colonies of Siberian Dwarf Pine, Rhododendron diversipilosum, and other members of Ericaceae.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Introducing places of interest: Akan National Park (Kawayu Area)". National Parks of Japan. Ministry of the Environment. http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/akan.html. Retrieved 2009-04-23.