Mashike Mountains

Mashike Mountains
増毛山地 Mashike Sanchi

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
Geography
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Regions Ishikari, Rumoi and Sorachi
Biome alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny island arc
Type of rock Volcanic and fold

Mashike Mountains (増毛山地 Mashike Sanchi) are a group mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō. The mountain range is divided into two regions by the Hamamasu River.[1] The northern region is a group of volcanic mountains called Shokanbetsudake Mountains.[2] The southern region is known as the Kabato Mountains.[1] The Mashike mountains lie between the Teshio Mountains to the north and the Ishikari Plain to the south. Mashikie mountains includes part of Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park.[2]

The highest peak of the Mashike mountains is Mount Shokanbetsu (1492m).[2]

Mount Minami Shokan, Mount Kunbetsu and Mount Etai define a triangle that surrounds the Uryū Wetlands (雨竜沼湿原 Uryūnumashitsugen).[2]

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 2 厚田・浜益の自然 (PDF). 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  3. 暑寒別岳. Mashike Town Web Site (in Japanese). 増毛町役場. Retrieved 3 May 2010.


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