Mount Teshio

Mount Teshio
天塩岳

Mount Teshio (October 2007)
Highest point
Elevation 1,557.6 m (5,110 ft)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 43°57′52″N 142°53′17″E / 43.96444°N 142.88806°E / 43.96444; 142.88806
Geography
Location On the border of Shibetsu and Takinoue, Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Kitami Mountains
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 天塩岳
25000:1 宇江内山
50000:1 旭川
Geology
Age of rock Middle MioceneLate Miocene
Mountain type volcanic
Volcanic arc/belt Kurile Arc
Climbing
Easiest route Hike New Trail (新道コース Shindō Course)

Mount Teshio (天塩岳 Teshio-dake) is the tallest mountain in the Kitami Mountains. It is located on the border of Shibetsu and Takinoue, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the source of the Teshio River.

History

On January 6, 1978, Mount Teshio and the surrounding region was designated the Mount Teshio Prefectural Natural Park (天塩岳道立自然公園 Teshio-dake Dōritsu Shizenkōen).[1]

Geology

Mount Teshio is made from felsic non-alkali rock from 15 to 7 million years old.[2]

Flora and fauna

At the base of the mountain there are abundant black woodpeckers as well as Japanese red foxes and Hokkaidō brown bears. Near the summit, pika can be found.[1]

Prominent alpine plants are Rhododendron aureum and Diapensia lapponica.[1]

Climbing routes

There are three climbing routes up the mountain.

There is a connecting path between the new trail and the other two trails.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 天塩岳道立自然公園 (in Japanese). HOKKAIDO Government. 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  2. "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
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