Mount Kannon

Mount Kannon
Mount Kannon
観音岳
Elevation 932 m (3,058 ft)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Translation named after Kannon (Japanese)
Location
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Range Hidaka Mountains
Coordinates 42°4′49″N 143°15′33″E / 42.08028°N 143.25917°E / 42.08028; 143.25917Coordinates: 42°4′49″N 143°15′33″E / 42.08028°N 143.25917°E / 42.08028; 143.25917
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院 Kokudochiriin?) 25000:1 日高目黒, 25000:1 庶野, 25000:1 えりも, 50000:1 庶野
Geology
Type Fold

Mount Kannon (観音岳 Kannon-dake?) is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is named after Kannon the bodhisattva of compassion.

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