Kabato Mountains

Kabato Mountains
Naming
Native name
Geography
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
RegionsIshikari and Sorachi
DistrictsIshikari District and Kabato District
MunicipalitiesShintotsukawa and Tōbetsu
Parent rangeMashike Mountains

Kabato Mountains (樺戸山地, Kabato Sanchi) is a mountain range on the western coast of Hokkaidō. It is part of the Mashike Mountains.[1]

Geology[edit]

Early Cretaceous aged igneous and sedimentary rocks are exposed in the Kabato Mountains and are referred to as the Kumaneshiri Group.[2] The Kumaneshiri Group specifically consists of mudstone, volcaniclastic sandstone and tuff, as well as reworked volcanic-sedimentary conglomerate, and tuff breccia. There are also pillow lava and dykes.

The peaks of the Kabato mountains include the following:

References[edit]

  1. ^ 厚田・浜益の自然 (PDF). 石狩ファイル No.0052-01 (in Japanese). 石狩市教育委員会. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. ^ Moreno, Teresa; Kojima, Tomoko; Gibbons, Wes; Wallis, Simon (2016). The Geology of Japan. The Geological Society of London. ISBN 9781862397439.