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 | |
| Elevation | 1,491.6 m (4,894 ft) [1] |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Coordinates | 43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E [1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Shokanbetsu Location of Mount Shokanbetsu in Japan. | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Parent range | Shokanbetsudake Mountains |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 暑寒別岳 50000:1 留萌 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Late Miocene to Early Pliocene |
| Mountain type | volcanic |
Geology
Mount Shokanbetsu is made from non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock.[2]
References
- Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 暑寒別岳
- "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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