Mount Apoi

Mount Apoi
アポイ岳
Samani Town and Mount Apoi
A view of Mount Apoi with Samani Town in the foreground.
Highest point
Elevation810.2 m (2,658 ft)[1]
Prominence130 m (430 ft)[1]
Parent peakPinneshiri (Hidaka)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates42°6′28″N 143°1′32″E / 42.10778°N 143.02556°E / 42.10778; 143.02556[1]
Geography
Mount Apoi is located in Japan
Mount Apoi
Mount Apoi
Location of Mount Apoi in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeHidaka Mountains
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 アポイ岳, 50000:1 えりも
Geology
Mountain typeFold
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Apoi (アポイ岳, Apoi-dake) is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is near the town of Samani. It is well known for hosting a large number of plants that are found only on Hokkaidō, such as Callianthemum miyabeanum (ヒダカソウ, Hidaka-sō). The mountain is made from ultramafic rock of unknown age.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Geospatial Information Authority map 25000:1 アポイ岳, last access 9 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.