Mount Asahi (Ishikari)

Mount Asahi
旭山

Mount Asahi, site of a triangulation station (April 2010)
Highest point
Elevation 295.2 m (969 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 43°45′52″N 142°29′19″E / 43.76444°N 142.48861°E / 43.76444; 142.48861Coordinates: 43°45′52″N 142°29′19″E / 43.76444°N 142.48861°E / 43.76444; 142.48861[1]
Geography
Mount Asahi

Location of Mount Asahi in Japan.

Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Ishikari Mountains
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 永山
25000:1 当麻
50000:1 旭川

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

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.