Mount Kannon
Appearance
Mount Kannon | |
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観音岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 932 m (3,058 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 42°4′49″N 143°15′33″E / 42.08028°N 143.25917°E |
Naming | |
English translation | named after Kannon |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Hokkaidō, Japan |
Parent range | Hidaka Mountains |
Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 日高目黒, 25000:1 庶野, 25000:1 えりも, 50000:1 庶野 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Fold |
Mount Kannon (観音岳, Kannon-dake) is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is named after Kannon the bodhisattva of compassion.
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