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Ishikari Mountains

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Peak
  
Mount Asahi

Country
  
Japan

Biome
  
alpine climate

Elevation
  
2,290 m

Type of rock
  
Volcano

Native name
  
石狩山地 Ishikari Sanchi

State
  
Hokkaidō

Orogeny
  
island arc

Highest point
  
Mount Tomuraushi

Mountains
  
Nipesotsu‑Maruyama Volcanic Group, Mount Tomuraushi, Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, Mount Chūbetsu, Mount Asahi

The Ishikari Mountains (石狩山地, Ishikari Sanchi) is a range of volcanic mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain range is made up from the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and the Tomuraushi Volcanic Group. The volcanoes are part of the Kurile arc of the Pacific ring of fire.

References

Ishikari Mountains Wikipedia