Mount Nishikawa

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Mount Nishikawa
西川岳
Highest point
Elevation 1,362.0 m (4,468.5 ft)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 42°33′55″N142°46′1″E / 42.56528°N 142.76694°E / 42.56528; 142.76694 Coordinates: 42°33′55″N142°46′1″E / 42.56528°N 142.76694°E / 42.56528; 142.76694
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Hidaka Mountains
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute(国土地理院,Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 ヤオロマップ岳
Geology
Mountain type Fold

Mount Nishikawa(西川岳,Nishikawa-dake) is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Hidaka Mountains mountain range in Hokkaido, Japan

Hidaka Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern Hokkaido, Japan. It runs 150 km from Mount Sahoro or Karikachi Pass in central Hokkaidō south, running into the sea at Cape Erimo. It consists of folded mountains that range from 1,500 to 2,000 metres in height. Mount Poroshiri is the highest at 2,053 m. The Hidaka Mountains separate the subprefectures of Hidaka and Tokachi. Most of the range lies in the Hidaka-sanmyaku Erimo Quasi-National Park. Since the mountain range lies so far north, the alpine climate zone lies at a lower altitude.

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