Mount Daisen
| Mount Daisen | |
|---|---|
| 大山 | |
Mount Daisen from the West | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,729 m (5,673 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,634 m (5,361 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra, Ribu List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Coordinates | 35°22′16″N 133°32′47″E / 35.37111°N 133.54639°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Big Mountain |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | Japanese: [daiseɴ] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Parent range | Chūgoku Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | Estimated 17,000-18,000 years ago |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Mount Daisen (大山, Daisen) is a dormant stratovolcano in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 m (5,673 ft). This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt, which is a part of the Southwestern Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.