Mount Shiretoko | |
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知床岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,253.9 m (4,114 ft) |
Prominence | 980 m (3,220 ft) |
Parent peak | Mount Higashi |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°ECoordinates: 44°14′9″N 145°16′26″E / 44.23583°N 145.27389°E |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Shiretoko Peninsula |
Topo map |
Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 知床岳 50000:1 知床岬 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | |
Mountain type | stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Kurile arc |
Last eruption | 200,000 years ago |
Mount Shiretoko (知床岳 Shiretoko-dake) is a volcano located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain consists of non-alkali mafic rocks, andesite. Mount Shiretoko is in Shari town, in Shari District of Abashiri Subprefecture.