Ishikari Mountains

Japanese: 石狩山地 - いしかりさんち
Ishikari Mountains

Located in central Hokkaido, this mountain range includes the Taisetsu-Tokachi volcanic group, the Ishikari Central Mountains, and the Shikaribetsu volcanic group. It faces the Kamikawa and Furano basins to the west, and together with the Kitami Mountains to the north and the Hidaka Mountains to the south, it forms the backbone of Hokkaido. It was formed primarily by folding, with the volcanoes resting on top of it. The river valleys of the Ishikari River, Tokoro River, Toshibetsu River, and Sorachi River generally separate it from other mountain ranges. The Ishikari Central Mountains have Mt. Ishikari (1,967 meters) as their highest peak, and the main mountain ridge runs east to west, with Mt. Otofuke, Mt. Uni Ishikari, and Mt. Mikuni to the east, and Mt. Numanohara to the west, forming the border between Ishikari and Tokachi provinces. The area is dominated by the Palaeozoic Hidaka Group, but Mt. Otofuke and Mt. Uni Ishikari have exposed granite at the base, and Mt. Numanohara and other areas contain andesite and Tertiary layers. Most of the area is designated as part of Daisetsuzan National Park, with large areas of special protection zones, and although the tree line is exceeded at altitudes of 1,500 meters or higher, the area is generally covered with natural forests consisting mainly of conifers.

[Jiro Okamoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北海道中央部に位置し、大雪(たいせつ)・十勝(とかち)火山群、石狩中央山地、然別(しかりべつ)火山群を含む山地。西は上川(かみかわ)、富良野(ふらの)両盆地に臨み、北に接する北見山地、南の日高山脈とともに北海道の背骨をつくる。基本的には褶曲(しゅうきょく)運動によって形成され、その一部に火山群がのっている。石狩川、常呂(ところ)川、利別(としべつ)川、空知(そらち)川の河谷がおおむね他の山地との間を区画する。石狩中央山地は主峰の石狩岳(1967メートル)を最高峰とし、主要な山嶺(さんれい)線は東西に走って、東へ音更(おとふけ)山、ユニ石狩岳、三国山、西へ沼ノ原山などが連なり、石狩国と十勝国との境界をつくっている。古生層の日高層群を主体とするが、音更山、ユニ石狩岳では基盤の花崗岩(かこうがん)の露出がみられ、沼ノ原山などでは安山岩や第三紀層がみられる。大部分が大雪山国立公園の指定地域で、特別保護区域が広く、標高1500メートル以上では森林限界を超えるが、概して針葉樹を主とする天然林に覆われている。

[岡本次郎]

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