Mount Meakan

{{Short description|Active stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Meakan

| native_name ={{native name list |tag1=ja|name1=雌阿寒岳 |tag2=ja-Latn|name2=Meakan-dake}}

| photo = Mount Meakan02s10.jpg

| photo_caption =

| elevation_m = 1499

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 1175

| prominence_ref = https://worldribus.org/japanese-archipelago/

| listing = List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Ribu

| location = Hokkaidō, Japan

| range = Akan Volcanic Complex

| map = Japan Hokkaido

| map_caption = Location of Mount Meakan in Hokkaidō, Japan.

| coordinates = {{coord|43|23|11|N|144|00|32|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| topo = Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雌阿寒岳
25000:1 オンネト
50000:1 阿寒湖
50000:1 上足寄

| type = stratovolcano

| age = Late Pleistocene-Holocene

| volcanic_arc = Kurile arc

| last_eruption = November 2008

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

{{nihongo|Mount Meakan|雌阿寒岳|Meakan-dake}} is an active stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest mountain in the Akan Volcanic Complex.{{cite book|last=Hunt|first=Paul|title=Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails|publisher=Kodansha International|location=Tokyo and New York|year=1988|edition=First|pages=195–200|chapter=32: Climbing an Active Volcano: Meakan-dake (雌阿寒岳)|isbn=0-87011-893-5}}

The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of Lake Akan. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit. According to its name and local legend, Mount Meakan is the female counterpart to Mount Oakan on the other side of Lake Akan.