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Rausu 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

Country

Japan

Name

Rausu Dake

Region

Hokkaido

Sources and scope

Exact name and range role only; visitor elevation and coordinates use the official JMA point only as evidence and are not included here from information because they conflict with the recorded 1648 m value

Access & planning

Route

The official Rausu Onsen route reaches the summit over 7.5 km and is described for advanced users; published planning times are about 6.5 hours up and 4.5 hours down.

Access

Check current Ministry of the Environment and Rausu Town alerts before travel; closures and bear-risk controls can change.

Sources and scope

One official route only; times are planning estimates, not guarantees, and current opening, snow and bear conditions must be rechecked

Geology & landscape

Rausudake is a stratovolcano built mainly from pyroxene-andesite lava and pyroclastic rocks, with a summit lava dome.

Sources and scope

Exact volcanic geology and eruption-history summary only; it is not a current eruption forecast

Conservation

Rausudake is the principal peak in Shiretoko National Park's volcanic mountain landscape.

Sources and scope

National-park and landscape context only; no route permission or species occurrence is inferred

Safety & conditions

Persistent steep snowfields, route-finding difficulty, fog and brown-bear encounters are official hazards; current conditions and equipment requirements must be checked.

Sources and scope

Safety warnings only; equipment recommendations and conditions must be checked against current official alerts and individual competence