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File:Murododaira.JPG, The trail from Murodo St. to Murodo plateau
File:MurododairaMikurigaLake.jpg, Mikuriga-ike pond
File:MurododairaJigokudani.JPG, Jigokudani seen from Murodo
File:MurododairaToRaichoso.JPG, The trail from Murodo plateau to Raityo-so (Hotel)
File:MurododairaInAutumn1.JPG, Raityozawa Camp Site
File:MurododairaMidorigaLake.JPG, Midoriga-ike pond
File:Mount Tate viewed from Hotel Tateyama.jpg, Murodo St. near by the stone monument.
is a volcanic plateau
A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava plateaus and pyroclastic plateaus.
Lava plateau
Lava plateaus are formed by highly fluid basaltic lava during numerous successive eruptions thro ...
located near Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
, central Honshu
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, in Japan
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Murodō is located on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as .
The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama (Mt. Tate) in the Hida Mo ...
. Murodō's is located near Mount Tate
, also known as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at and one of Japan's along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku. Tateyama consists of thr ...
, Mount Tsurugi and other peaks. Murodō is the highest point on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, reaching 2,450 meters (8,038 feet) above sea level.
Geography
Murodō was formed frommaar
A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption (an explosion which occurs when groundwater comes into contact with hot lava or magma). A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallow ...
. The Mikuriga-ike pond and the Midoriga-ike pond are near Murodō station.
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See also
* Murodō Station *Mount Tate
, also known as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at and one of Japan's along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku. Tateyama consists of thr ...
*Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
is a national park in the Chūbu region of Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures. It was designated a national park on December 4, 1934, along with Daisetsuzan ...
*Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as .
The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama (Mt. Tate) in the Hida Mo ...
References
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