Mount Machine

Mount Machine
待根山
Mount Machine
Location of Mount Machine in Japan.
Highest point
Elevation 1,002 m (3,287 ft)[1]
Prominence 70 m (230 ft)[1]
Parent peak Pinneshiri (Kabato)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 43°29′12″N 141°42′58″E / 43.48667°N 141.71611°E / 43.48667; 141.71611Coordinates: 43°29′12″N 141°42′58″E / 43.48667°N 141.71611°E / 43.48667; 141.71611[1]
Naming
Translation Female Mountain (Ainu)
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Kabato Mountains
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 ピンネシリ
50000:1 留萌

Mount Machine (待根山, Machine-yama) is a mountain located in the Kabato Mountains on the border of Tōbetsu and Shintotsukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Machine derives its name from the Ainu language matne-sir, meaning "female land". The name of neighboring Pinneshiri means '"male land". Pinneshiri, Mount Kamuishiri, and Mount Machine are together known as The Three Mountains of Kabato (樺戸三山, Kabato Sanzan).

References

  1. 1 2 3 Geospatial Information Authority topographical map ピンネシリ(


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