Mount Asahi (Ishikari)

Mount Asahi
旭山
Mount Asahi, site of a triangulation station (April 2010)
Elevation	295.2 m (969 ft) [1]
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Location
Mount Asahi Location of Mount Asahi in Japan.
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan
Range	Ishikari Mountains
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]
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. ^ ^{a b} Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 永山
2. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. Feb. 18, 2010. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/db084/kihon/hokkaido_e.xml. Retrieved 20 April 2010.