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Mount Apoi

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Location
  
Hokkaidō, Japan

Elevation
  
810 m

Mountain range
  
Hidaka Mountains

Parent peak
  
Pinneshiri

Mountain type
  
Fold

Prominence
  
130 m

Easiest route
  
Hiking

Parent range
  
Hidaka Mountains

Mount Apoi wwwapoigeoparkjpenglishimgtoptopimg3jpg

Topo map
  
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 アポイ岳, 50000:1 えりも

Similar
  
Pinneshiri, Mount Yūbari, Mt Rakko, Mount Poroshiri, Mount Kamui

Mount Apoi (アポイ岳, Apoi-dake) is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is near the town of Samani. It is well known for hosting a large number of plants that are found only on Hokkaidō, such as Callianthemum miyabeanum (ヒダカソウ, Hidaka-sō). The mountain is made from ultramafic rock of unknown age.

Contents

Map of Mount Apoi, Fuyushima, Samani, Samani District, Hokkaido Prefecture 058-0003, Japan

Mt. Apoi Geopark

The Mt. Apoi Geopark (アポイ岳ジオパーク) is a geopark covering whole territory of Samani. The area was declared a Japanese Geopark in 2008, and a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2015.

References

Mount Apoi Wikipedia