Mount Biei

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Geology

The mountain consists of mostly non-alkaline mafic rock from the middle Pleistocene.[4]

History

On July 16, 2009, a 64-year-old man died of exposure on Mount Biei, while five other members of his party had to be rescued. At the same time on nearby Mount Tomuraushi, eight members of an adventure tour group were also killed by exposure and a lone hiker was found dead one day later.[5]

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