Mount Oputateshike (オプタテシケ山, Oputateshike-yama) is a mountain of the Tokachi Volcanic Group.

Mount Oputateshike
オプタテシケ山
Biei Fuji (left) and Mount Oputateshike (right)
seen from Mount Biei
Highest point
Elevation2,012.5 m (6,603 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°28′13″N 142°45′6″E / 43.47028°N 142.75167°E / 43.47028; 142.75167[1]
Geography
Mount Oputateshike is located in Japan
Mount Oputateshike
Mount Oputateshike
Location of Mount Oputateshike in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeTokachi Volcanic Group
Topo mapGeospatial Information Authority 25000:1 オプタテシケ山
25000:1 白金温泉
50000:1 旭川
Geology
Age of rockMiddle Pleistocene
Mountain typeVolcanic

Geology edit

Mount Oputateshike is made from non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority topographic map オプタテシケ山
  2. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

See also edit