Mount Hokkai
Mount Hokkai (北海岳 Hokkaidake) (2,149 metres) is a peak in Daisetsuzan National Park. It is in the centre of the Daisetsuzan Group of the Ishikari Mountains, a zone of stratovolcanoes and lava domes around the Ohachidaira Caldera (see Daisetsuzan Mountains).
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Hill walk
It takes about two hours to reach Mount Hokkai from the summit of Mount Kuro, or about one hour and 40 minutes from the Mount Kuro Mountain Hut (see the Mount Kuro article for details of access from Sōunkyō). The latter section is included in the second day of the Daisetsuzan Grand Traverse described in detail in the Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan guide (see sources below).
Contour maps
- Map 654247 1:25,000 (Sōunkyō Southwest) Kokuto Chiriin (国土地理院) [1]
- Attack Daisetsuzan 1:25,000 ISBN 4-901851-89-6 (Yen 1,000) (This includes a pamphlet in Japanese explaining routes and estimated times for individual sections.)
Google map
Geographic coordinates are 43.678° N, 142.895° W
Sources
- Florence, M et al. (2001) Hiking in Japan Lonely Planet Publications, Victoria
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| Coordinates | 43°40′40.8″ N, 142°53′42″ W (Latitude: 43.678° N, Longitude: 142.895° W) + find maps Google maps Mapquest |