Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is a 2,165 m active stratovolcano in , . It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the on the other side of .
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  • Peak rising to 2,171 metres (7,123 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Kusatsu-shirane”
    “Mount Shirane”
    “Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane”
    “Shirane-san”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mt. Moto-Shirane and Manza Onsen.
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is a peak.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kusatsu and Joshin’etsukogen National Park.
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is a famous hot-spring resort town in , .
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Joshin'etsukogen National Park is in the region…

Mount Kusatsu-Shirane

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Latitude
36.64395° or 36° 38′ 38″ north
Longitude
138.52774° or 138° 31′ 40″ east
Open location code
8Q8WJGVH+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1116306688
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1851886
Wiki­data ID
Q279915

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mount Kusatsu-Shirane” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل كوساتسو-شيرانه”
  • Asturian: “Monte Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • Burmese: “ခုဆဆွတ်ရှိရနဲတောင်”
  • Cebuano: “Shirane San”
  • Chinese: “草津白根山”
  • Czech: “Kusacu-Širane”
  • Dutch: “Mount Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كوساتسو شيرانه”
  • Finnish: “Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • French: “Kusatsu-Shirane-san”
  • French: “Mont Kusatsu Shirane”
  • French: “mont Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • French: “Mont Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • Georgian: “კუსაცუ-შირანე”
  • German: “Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • Italian: “Monte Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • Japanese: “Kusatsu-shirane-san”
  • Japanese: “くさつしらねさん”
  • Japanese: “白根山”
  • Japanese: “草津白根山”
  • Korean: “구사쓰시라네산”
  • Malay: “Gunung Kusatsu-Shirane”
  • Persian: “کوه کوساتسو-شیرانه”
  • Russian: “Сиране”
  • Slovak: “Kusacu-Širane”
  • Turkish: “Kusatsu-Shirane Dağı”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ کسالٹسو شیرانے”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Suzurikawa and Kumanoyu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kusatsu-Shirane Crater Viewpoint and 涸釜.

Gunma: Highlights

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