Shokanbetsudake Mountains

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Shokanbetsudake Mountains

View from Obira (April 2009)
Highest point
Peak Mount Shokanbetsu (Mashike and Shintotsukawa)
Elevation 1,491.6 m (4,894 ft)
Coordinates 43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°E / 43.71583; 141.52306Coordinates: 43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°E / 43.71583; 141.52306
Naming
Native name 暑寒別岳連峰 Shokanbetsudake-Renpō
Geography
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Regions Ishikari, Rumoi and Sorachi
Biome alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny island arc
Type of rock Volcanic

Shokanbetsudake Mountains (暑寒別岳連峰 Shokanbetsudake-Renpō) are a group of volcanic mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō (暑寒別岳連峰).[1] It is part of the Mashike Mountains, separated from the other part of the Mashike Mountains to the south, the Kabato Mountains by the Hamamasu River.[2] To the north lie the Teshio Mountains. Shokanbetsudake mountains are part of Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park.[1]

The peaks of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains include the following:[1][3]

  • Mount Shokanbetsu (1492m)
  • Mount Kunbetsu (1376m)
  • Mount Okutoppu (1346m)
  • Mount Hamamasu (1258m)
  • Mount Minami Shokan (1257m)
  • Mount Ofuyu (1198m)
  • Mount Etai (1060m)

Mount Minami Shokan, Mount Kunbetsu and Mount Etai define a triangle that surrounds the Uryū Wetlands (雨竜沼湿原 Uryūnumashitsugen).[1]

Flora and fauna

Unlike on Honshū, you can see alpine plants at altitudes as low as 1000 meters in the Mashike mountains.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "暑寒別天売焼尻国定公園　Shokanbetsu Teuri Yagishiri Quasi National Park". Mashike Town Web Site (in Japanese). 増毛町役場. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 
  2. ↑ "厚田・浜益の自然". 石狩ファイル No.0052-01 (in Japanese). 石狩市教育委員会. 2006-03-31. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "暑寒別岳". Mashike Town Web Site (in Japanese). 増毛町役場. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 


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