Central Ishikari Mountains

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Ishikari Mountains
From Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Highest point
Peak	Mount Ishikari
Elevation	1,967 m (6,453 ft)
Coordinates	43°32′48″N 143°1′20″E / 43.54667°N 143.02222°E / 43.54667; 143.02222Coordinates: 43°32′48″N 143°1′20″E / 43.54667°N 143.02222°E / 43.54667; 143.02222
Naming
Native name	石狩山地 (Ishikari Sanchi) or ishokarappet
Geography
Ishikari Mountains Location in Japan
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Parent range	Ishikari Mountains
Borders on	Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Biome	alpine climate
Geology
Orogeny	island arc
Age of rock	Quaternary

The Central Ishikari Mountains (石狩中央山地, Ishikari Chūō Sanchi), or more commonly referred to simply as the Ishikari Mountains (石狩山地, Ishikari Sanchi), are a group of mountains in central Hokkaidō, Japan.

List of peaks[]

• Mount Ishikari
• Mount Otofuke
• Mount Mikuni
• Mount Yuniishikari
• Mount Numanohara

Geography[]

These mountains border Tokachi-Mitsumata Caldera to the south and Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group to the southwest.