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Kumano Dake

Japan · Elevation not verified

Reviewed routes

No reviewed route is included. Missing route information does not establish safe or legal access.

About this mountain

Name

Kumano Dake

Country

Japan

Coordinates
Latitude

38.143611

Longitude

140.44

Region

Yamagata

Official Japanese Form

蔵王山＜熊野岳＞

Official Elevation Metres

1841

Sources and scope

Identity display; official measurement is descriptive and does not mutate the Atlas record.

Geology & landscape

Kumano-dake forms part of an older basaltic-to-andesitic volcanic complex; the younger Goshikidake crater-lake system is the current active focus.

Sources and scope

Volcanic-complex context; no claim that Kumano-dake itself is the present vent.

Nature & wildlife

The Kumano-dake snow patch is included in the nationally inventoried Zao wetland group. No unsupported species-level summit claims are shown.

Sources and scope

Named habitat occurrence only; no unsupported species-level summit occurrence is projected.

Culture & local context

Yamagata City describes Zaozan as a collective name for peaks including Kumano-dake and as a locally cherished mountain landscape.

Sources and scope

Municipal naming and cultural framing; no unsupported sacred-site claim is made for the summit.

Conservation

The summit landscape is within Zao Quasi-National Park. Stay on established courses and do not collect plants.

Sources and scope

Park-level conservation context; visitors are directed to stay on established courses and not collect plants.

Safety & conditions

Zaozan is an active, continuously monitored volcano. Restrictions can change; consult current official alerts and avoid the restricted caldera assumed-crater area.

Sources and scope

Current safety planning; exact route opening is not inferred and restrictions may change.