Mount Shokanbetsu Explained

Mount Shokanbetsu
Other Name:暑寒別岳
Elevation M:1491.6
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:Japan
Label Position:left
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Location:Hokkaidō, Japan
Range:Shokanbetsudake Mountains
Coordinates:43.7158°N 141.5231°W
Topo:Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 暑寒別岳
50000:1 留萌
Type:volcanic
Age:Late Miocene to Early Pliocene

is the highest mountain of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains. It is located on the border between Hokuryū, Shintotsukawa and Mashike, Hokkaidō, Japan. The peak is also known as .

Geology

Mount Shokanbetsu is made from non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?latitude=43.715833&longitude=141.523056 Geospatial Information Authority
  2. Web site: Hokkaido. Feb 18, 2010. Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 4 May 2010.