Kabato Mountains | |
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Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Regions | Ishikari and Sorachi |
Districts | Ishikari District and Kabato District |
Municipalities | Shintotsukawa and Tōbetsu |
Parent range | Mashike 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]
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: