Mount Poroshiri | |
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幌尻岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,052.8 m (6,735 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
Coordinates | 42°43′10″N 142°40′58″E / 42.71944°N 142.68278°E[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | big mountain |
Language of name | Ainu |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Hidaka Mountains |
Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 幌尻岳 50000:1 夕張岳 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Fold |
Mount Poroshiri (幌尻岳, Poroshiri-dake) or sometimes Mount Horoshiri is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. Its name was derived from a phonetic kanji transcription of the Ainu words for "great mountain", poro-shiri.[2] It is the highest mountain in the Hidaka range, and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.[3]