Mount Asahi (Ishikari)
Mount Asahi
Location of Mount Asahi in Japan.
25000:1 当麻
50000:1 旭川
Mount Asahi (旭山, Asahi-yama) is a mountain in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is part of the Ishikari Mountains.
Mount Asahi hosts Mount Asahi Park and Asahiyama Zoo.
Geology
Mount Asahi is formed from non-alkaline mafic rock from the middle to late Miocene. Non-alkaline rock from pyroclastic flows in the late Miocene to early Pliocene are also present. The flanks of the mountain include accretionary complex of Permian basalt block and a melange mix of late Jurassic to early Cretaceous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 永山
- ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.