Mount Poroshiri

Mount Poroshiri
幌尻岳
A view from Mount Tottabetsu(September 2006)
Highest point
Elevation2,052.8 m (6,735 ft)
Prominence1,409 m (4,623 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Ribu
Coordinates42°43′10″N 142°40′58″E / 42.71944°N 142.68278°E / 42.71944; 142.68278
Naming
English translationbig mountain
Language of nameAinu
Geography
Mount Poroshiri
Location of Mount Poroshiri in Japan.
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeHidaka Mountains
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 幌尻岳
50000:1 夕張岳
Geology
Mountain typeFold

Mount Poroshiri (幌尻岳, Poroshiri-dake) or sometimes Mount Horoshiri is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. Its name was derived from a phonetic kanji transcription of the Ainu words for "great mountain", poro-shiri. It is the highest mountain in the Hidaka range, and is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.