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]

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
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
Type of rock	Volcanic

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]

Flora and fauna

Unlike on Honshū, you can see alpine plants at altitudes as low as 1000 meters in the Mashike mountains.[3]

References

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[fr] Monts Shokanbetsudake