Mount Machine
Mount Machine (待根山, Machine-yama) is a mountain located in the Kabato Mountains on the border of Tōbetsu and Shintotsukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Machine derives its name from the Ainu language matne-sir, meaning "female land". The name of neighboring Pinneshiri means '"male land". Pinneshiri, Mount Kamuishiri, and Mount Machine are together known as The Three Mountains of Kabato (樺戸三山, Kabato Sanzan).
Mount Machine | |
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待根山 | |
Mount Machine Location of Mount Machine in Japan. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,002 m (3,287 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 70 m (230 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Pinneshiri (Kabato) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 43°29′12″N 141°42′58″E [1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Female Mountain |
Language of name | Ainu |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Kabato Mountains |
Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 ピンネシリ 50000:1 留萌 |
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