is the tallest mountain in the
Kitami Mountains. It is located on the border of
Shibetsu and
Takinoue,
Hokkaidō
is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel.
The ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. It is the source of the
Teshio River.
History
On January 6, 1978, Mount Teshio and the surrounding region was designated the .
Geology
Mount Teshio is composed of
felsic
In geology, felsic is a grammatical modifier, modifier describing igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz.Marshak, Stephen, 2009, ''Essentials of Geology,'' W. W. Norton & Company, 3rd ed. It is contrasted ...
non-alkali rock from 15 to 7 million years old.
Flora and fauna
At the base of the mountain there are abundant
black woodpecker
The black woodpecker (''Dryocopus martius'') is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding. The black woodpecker is easily the ...
s as well as Japanese
red fox
The red fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe and Asia, plus ...
es and
Hokkaidō brown bears. Near the summit,
pika
A pika ( , or ) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears. ...
can be found.
Prominent alpine plants on the mountain are ''
Rhododendron aureum'' and ''
Diapensia lapponica''.
Climbing routes
There are three climbing routes up the mountain:
* is and 3.5 hours to the top.
* is and a 4-hour climb over Mount Mae Teshio.
* starts on the Mount Mae Teshio trail and branches off. It is and 3.5 hours to the top. This trail is only for experienced climbers.
There is a connecting path between the new trail and the other two trails.
External links
Mount Teshio Prefectural Natural Park Trail Map Official Hokkaido website.
References
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Mountains of Hokkaido