Shokanbetsudake Mountains

Shokanbetsudake Mountains
暑寒別岳連峰 Shokanbetsudake-Renpō
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°ECoordinates: 43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°E
Geography
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Regions	Ishikari, Rumoi and Sorachi
Parent range	Mashike Mountains
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. "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 (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.
3. 暑寒別岳. Mashike Town Web Site (in Japanese). 増毛町役場. Retrieved 3 May 2010.