Central Ishikari Mountains

This article is about the Ishikari Mountains in the narrow sense. For the wider sense, see Ishikari Mountains.
Ishikari Mountains
ishikari or ishokarappet

Highest point
Peak Mount Ishikari
Elevation 1,967 m (6,453 ft)
Coordinates 43°32′48″N 143°1′20″E / 43.54667°N 143.02222°E / 43.54667; 143.02222Coordinates: 43°32′48″N 143°1′20″E / 43.54667°N 143.02222°E / 43.54667; 143.02222
Naming
Native name 石狩山地 Ishikari Sanchi
Geography
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Parent range Ishikari Mountains
Borders on Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Biome alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny island arc
Age of rock Quaternary

The Central Ishikari Mountains (石狩中央山地 Ishikari Chūō Sanchi), or more commonly referred to simply as the Ishikari Mountains (石狩山地 Ishikari Sanchi), are a group of mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan.

List of peaks

Geography

These mountains border Tokachi-Mitsumata Caldera to the south and Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group to the southwest.

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