is the tallest mountain in the
Kitami Mountains
is a mountain range of Hokkaidō, Japan. Unlike much of the rest of Japan, the Kitami Mountains are not very seismically active.
The Kitami Mountains are north of the Ishikari Mountains and east of the Teshio Mountains. A depression separates ...
. It is located on the border of
Shibetsu
is a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 19,794 and the density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 1119.29 km2.
On September 1, 2005, the town of ...
and
Takinoue,
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is the source of the
Teshio River.
History
On January 6, 1978, Mount Teshio and the surrounding region was designated the .
Geology
Mount Teshio is composed of
felsic
In geology, felsic is a modifier describing igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz.Marshak, Stephen, 2009, ''Essentials of Geology,'' W. W. Norton & Company, 3rd ed. It is contrasted with mafic rocks, whi ...
non-alkali rock from 15 to 7 million years old.
Flora and fauna
At the base of the mountain there are abundant
black woodpecker
The black woodpecker (''Dryocopus martius'') is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forests across the northern Palearctic. It is the sole representative of its genus in that region. Its range is expanding. The black woodpecker is easily the ...
s as well as Japanese
red fox
The red fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the Order (biology), order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe ...
es and
Hokkaidō brown bears. Near the summit,
pika
A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but wi ...
can be found.
Prominent alpine plants on the mountain are ''
Rhododendron aureum
''Rhododendron aureum'' is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Rhododendron''.
Larvae of ''Boloria freija'' feed on ''Rhododendron aureum''.
''R. aureum'' produces (-)- rhododendrol, (-)-rhododendrin, avicularin and hyperoside
Hyperosid ...
'' and ''
Diapensia lapponica
''Diapensia lapponica'', the pincushion plant, is a plant in the family Diapensiaceae, the only circumboreal species in the genus '' Diapensia'', the others being mainly in the Himalaya and on mountains in southwestern China. This species likely ...
''.
Climbing routes
There are three climbing routes up the mountain:
* is and 3.5 hours to the top.
* is and a 4-hour climb over Mount Mae Teshio.
* starts on the Mount Mae Teshio trail and branches off. It is and 3.5 hours to the top. This trail is only for experienced climbers.
There is a connecting path between the new trail and the other two trails.
External links
Mount Teshio Prefectural Natural Park Trail Map Official Hokkaido website.
References
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Mountains of Hokkaido