Central Ishikari Mountains
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The , or more commonly referred to simply as the , are a group of mountains in central Hokkaidō
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to the south and Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group to the southwest.
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
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List of peaks
- Mount IshikariMount Ishikariis part of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. On its slopes are the head waters of the Ishikari River.- References :* , Seamless Digital Geographical Map of Japan, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST . 2007....
- Mount OtofukeMount Otofukeis part of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.-References:* , Seamless Digital Geographical Map of Japan, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST . 2007....
- Mount MikuniMount Mikuni (Hokkaido)is part of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.-References:* , Seamless Digital Geographical Map of Japan, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST . 2007....
- Mount YuniishikariMount Yuniishikariis part of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.-References:* , Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST . 2007....
- Mount NumanoharaMount Numanoharais part of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.-References:* , Seamless Digital Geographical Map of Japan, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST . 2007....
Geography
These mountains border Tokachi-Mitsumata CalderaTokachi-Mitsumata Caldera
Tokachi-Mitsumata Caldera is an 8-km wide volcanic caldera in the Ishikari Mountains of Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan.The caldera is bounded to the north by the Ishikari Mountains and to the southwest by the Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group....
to the south and Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group to the southwest.