Mount Shokanbetsu

Mount Shokanbetsu (暑寒別岳, Shokanbetsu-dake) is the highest mountain of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains. It is located on the border between Hokuryū, Shintotsukawa and Mashike, Hokkaidō, Japan. The peak is also known as Mashike Fuji (増毛富士).

Mount Shokanbetsu
暑寒別岳
Seen from the SE
Highest point
Elevation1,491.6 m (4,894 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E[1]
Geography
Mount Shokanbetsu is located in Japan
Mount Shokanbetsu
Mount Shokanbetsu
Location of Mount Shokanbetsu in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeShokanbetsudake Mountains
Topo mapGeospatial Information Authority 25000:1 暑寒別岳
50000:1 留萌
Geology
Age of rockLate Miocene to Early Pliocene
Mountain typevolcanic

Geology

Mount Shokanbetsu is made from non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock.[2]

References

  1. Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 暑寒別岳
  2. "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.


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