Shokanbetsudake Mountains

PeakMount Shokanbetsu, Mashike and Shintotsukawa in Rumoi and Sorachi Subprefecture, Japan

Elevation1,491.6 m (4,894 ft)

Coordinates43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°E / 43.71583; 141.52306

Native name

• 暑寒別岳連峰 (Japanese)
• Shokanbetsudake-Renpō (Japanese)

Shokanbetsudake Mountains
View from Obira (April 2009)
Highest point
Peak	Mount Shokanbetsu, Mashike and Shintotsukawa in Rumoi and Sorachi Subprefecture, Japan
Elevation	1,491.6 m (4,894 ft)
Coordinates	43°42′57″N 141°31′23″E / 43.71583°N 141.52306°E / 43.71583; 141.52306
Naming
Native name	暑寒別岳連峰 (Japanese) Shokanbetsudake-Renpō (Japanese)
Geography
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Regions	Ishikari, Rumoi and Sorachi
Parent range	Mashike Mountains
Biome	alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny	island arc
Rock type	Volcanic

Shokanbetsudake Mountains (暑寒別岳連峰, Shokanbetsudake-Renpō) are a group of volcanic mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō (暑寒別岳連峰).^[1] It is part of the Mashike Mountains, separated from the other part of the Mashike Mountains to the south, the Kabato Mountains by the Hamamasu River.^[2] To the north lie the Teshio Mountains. Shokanbetsudake mountains are part of Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park.^[1]

The peaks of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains include the following:^[1][3]

• 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 Uryū Wetlands (雨竜沼湿原, Uryūnumashitsugen).^[1]