are a group mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō. The mountain range is divided into two regions by the Hamamasu River. The northern region is a group of volcanic mountains called Shokanbetsudake Mountains

Shokanbetsudake Mountains

are a group of volcanic mountains on the western coast of Hokkaidō. It is part of the Mashike Mountains, separated from the other part of the Mashike Mountains to the south, the Kabato Mountains by the Hamamasu River. To the north lie the Teshio Mountains...

.. The southern region is known as the Kabato Mountains

Kabato Mountains

is a mountain range on the western coast of Hokkaidō. It is part of the Mashike Mountains.The peaks of the Kabato mountains include the following:* Pinneshiri * Mount Machine* Mount Kamuishiri...

. The Mashike mountains lie between the Teshio Mountains

Teshio Mountains

Teshio Mountains is a mountain range of Hokkaidō, Japan....

 to the north and the Ishikari Plain to the south. Mashikie mountains includes part of Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park

Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park

is a quasi-national park in Hokkaidō, Japan.The park include the following areas:* Mashike Mountains* Teuri Island* Yagishiri Island...

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The highest peak of the Mashike mountains is Mount Shokanbetsu

Mount Shokanbetsu

is the highest mountain of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains. It is located on the border between Hokuryū, Shintotsukawa and Mashike, Hokkaidō, Japan. The peak is also known as ....

 (1492m).

Mount Minami Shokan, Mount Kunbetsu and Mount Etai define a triangle that surrounds the .

Flora and fauna

Unlike on Honshū, you can see alpine plants at altitudes as low as 1000 meters in the Mashike mountains.