Ishikari Mountains

Ishikari Mountains (石狩山地 Ishikari Sanchi)
ishikari or ishokarappet
Range
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Parts Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, Central Ishikari Mountains, Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group, Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group, Tomuraushi Volcanic Group
Highest point Mount Asahi
 - elevation 2,290 m (7,513 ft)
Biome alpine climate
Geology volcanic
Orogeny island arc
Period Quaternary

The Ishikari Mountains (石狩山地 Ishikari Sanchi?) is a range of volcanic mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain range is made up from the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and the Tomuraushi Volcanic Group. The volcanoes are part of the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire.

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