Mount Raiden
Mount Raiden is an andesitic volcano in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone. The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.Photo: Highten31, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,211 metres
- Description: mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Mt. Raiden”, “Raiden Take”, and “Raiden-yama”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Mekunnai.
Mt. Mekunnai
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Highten31, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Mekunnai is an andesitic volcano in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Mekunnai is a pyroclastic cone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iwanai.
Iwanai
Town
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
Iwanai is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 13,210. The total area is 70.64 km2. Iwanai is situated 9 km northeast of Mount Raiden.
Mount Raiden
- Categories: volcano and landform
- Location: Rankoshi Chō, Isoya-gun, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.90363° or 42° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
140.46964° or 140° 28′ 11″ eastElevation
1,211 metres (3,973 feet)Open location code
8RJ2WF39+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3292335673OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2128440Wikidata ID
Q6923124
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Raiden from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Japanese—“Mount Raiden” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Monte Raiden”
- Burmese: “ရိုင်းဒန်းတောင်”
- Cebuano: “Raiden-yama”
- Chinese: “雷電山(後志支廳)”
- Chinese: “雷電山”
- Dutch: “Mount Raiden”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت رايدين”
- French: “mont Raiden”
- French: “Mont Raiden”
- Japanese: “Raiden Yama”
- Japanese: “らいでんやま”
- Japanese: “雷電山”
- Japanese: “雷電岳”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as 字初田 and Shikishimanai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 雷電峠 and Mt. Iwanai.
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