Mount Yake

Mount Yake literally, "Burning mountain" is an active volcano in the , lying between , , and , , . It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching 2,455 m at the highest peak.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,455 metres
  • Description: mountain in Gifu and Nagano Prefectures, Japan
  • Also known as: Iō-dake”, “Iwō-dake”, “Mount Yakedake”, “Yake-dake”, and “Yakedake

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taisho Pond and Mount Akandana.

Pond

Mountain saddle
is a mountain saddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oku-Hida Onsen Villages.

The are a group of 5 remote hot spring villages, nestled deep in the of Gifu Prefecture. From north to south, the five villages are Shin-Hotaka, Tochio, Shin-Hirayu, Fukuchi and Hirayu.

Mount Yake

Latitude
36.22889° or 36° 13′ 44″ north
Longitude
137.58824° or 137° 35′ 18″ east
Elevation
2,455 metres (8,054 feet)
Open location code
8Q8V6HHQ+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4318282024
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
1848757
Wiki­data ID
Q3276924
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Western Panjabi—“Mount Yake” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: ယခဲတောင်
  • Catalan: Mont Yake
  • Catalan: Yakedake
  • Cebuano: Yake-dake
  • Chinese: 烧岳
  • Chinese: 焼岳
  • Chinese: 燒岳
  • Dutch: Mount Yake
  • Dutch: Yake-dake
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت ياك
  • French: mont Yake
  • French: Mont Yake
  • French: Yake-dake
  • Italian: Monte Yake
  • Japanese: Yake-dake
  • Japanese: やけだけ
  • Japanese: 焼岳
  • Polish: Yake
  • Venetian: Monte Yake
  • Vietnamese: Núi Yake
  • Western Panjabi: ٹلہ یاکے

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 正賀池 and Mount Yakedake North Peak.

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