Mount Monbetsu

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Mount Monbetsu 紋別岳
Elevation	865.8 metres (2,840.6 ft)[1]
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan
Range	Nasu Volcanic Zone
Coordinates	42°47′38″N 141°23′39″E / 42.79389, 141.39417Coordinates: 42°47′38″N 141°23′39″E / 42.79389, 141.39417
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin?) 25000:1 支笏湖温泉, 50000:1 樽前山
Type	volcanic
Volcanic arc/belt	Northeast Japan Arc
Age of rock	Holocene
Easiest route	Hiking
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height

Mount Monbetsu (紋別岳, Mombetsu-dake^?) is a mountain located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the shore of Lake Shikotsu, a caldera lake. It also hosts a radio relay station^[2].

[edit] Climbing Route

There is a road from Shikotsu Kohan to the top of the mountain.^[3]

[edit] References

• Geographical Survey Institute
• Paul Hunt, Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails, Tokyo, Kodansha International Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-87011-893-5 and ISBN4-7700-1393-0 C0075