Central Ishikari Mountains Explained

Ishikari Mountains
Native Name:
  • Japanese: 石狩山地 or
Country:Japan
State:Hokkaidō
Range:Ishikari Mountains
Border:Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Highest:Mount Ishikari
Elevation M:1967
Coordinates:43.5467°N 143.0222°W
Orogeny:Island arc
Period:Quaternary
Biome:Alpine climate
Map:Japan

The, or more commonly referred to simply as the, 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.