are a group of volcanic mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō (暑寒別岳連峰).
It is part of the
Mashike Mountains
are a group of mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō. The mountain range is divided into two regions by the Hamamasu River. The northern region is a group of volcanic mountains called Shokanbetsudake Mountains. The southern region is know ...
, separated from the other part of the Mashike Mountains to the south, the
Kabato Mountains
The are a mountain range on the western coast of Hokkaidō. It is part of the Mashike Mountains.
Geology
Early Cretaceous aged igneous and sedimentary rocks are exposed in the Kabato Mountains and are referred to as the Kumaneshiri Group. The K ...
by the
Hamamasu River.
To the north lie the
Teshio Mountains
The Teshio Mountains (天塩山地 ''Teshio-sanchi'') are a mountain range of Hokkaidō, 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 ...
. Shokanbetsudake mountains are part of
.
The peaks of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains include the following:
*
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 .
Flora and fauna
Unlike on Honshū, you can see alpine plants at altitudes as low as 1000 meters in the Mashike mountains.
References
Mountain ranges of Hokkaido
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