Mount Asahi (Ishikari)

Mount Asahi (旭山, Asahi-yama) is a mountain in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of the Ishikari Mountains.

Mount Asahi
旭山
Mount Asahi, site of a triangulation station (April 2010)
Highest point
Elevation295.2 m (969 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°45′52″N 142°29′19″E[1]
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Asahi
Location of Mount Asahi in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeIshikari Mountains
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 永山
25000:1 当麻
50000:1 旭川

Mount Asahi hosts Mount Asahi Park and Asahiyama Zoo.

Geology

Mount Asahi is formed from non-alkaline mafic rock from the middle to late Miocene. Non-alkaline rock from pyroclastic flows in the late Miocene to early Pliocene are also present. The flanks of the mountain include accretionary complex of Permian basalt block and a melange mix of late Jurassic to early Cretaceous.[2]

References

  1. Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 永山
  2. "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
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