Mount Karifuri (狩振岳, Karifuri-dake) is a mountain in the Hidaka Mountains of Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain sits on the border between Minamifurano and Shimukappu. It is 1,323.2 metres (4,341.2 ft) high.[1] It is the source of the Mu River (Hokkaidō).[2]

Mount Karifuri
狩振岳
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Highest point
Elevation1,323.2 m (4,341 ft)
Prominence210 m (690 ft)
Parent peakan unnamed peak
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates43°1′31″N 142°42′33″E / 43.02528°N 142.70917°E / 43.02528; 142.70917
Geography
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeHidaka Mountains
Topo map(s)Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 上トマム, 50000:1 夕張岳
Geology
Rock ageMiddle Eocene-Early Miocene
Mountain typeFold (geology)

Mount Karifuri is split between two different rock types. The western side consists of plutonic rock formed 40–32 million years ago. The eastern side is made of metamorphic rock formed under low-to-mid pressure 50–20 million years ago.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名: 上トマム(夕張岳). 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1 (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute of Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  2. ^ "鵡川". Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-05.