Ishikari Mountains Explained

Ishikari Mountains
Other Name:ishikari or ishokarappet
Country:Japan
Subdivision1:Hokkaidō
Subdivision4 Type:Volcanic groups
Highest:Mount Asahi
Elevation M:2290
Geology:volcanic
Orogeny:island arc
Age:Quaternary
Biome:alpine climate
Map:Japan#Japan Hokkaido

The is a range of volcanic mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain range is made up from the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and the Tomuraushi Volcanic Group. The volcanoes are part of the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire.

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