Mount Kannon
観音岳
Highest point
Elevation932 m (3,058 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates42°4′49″N 143°15′33″E / 42.08028°N 143.25917°E / 42.08028; 143.25917
Naming
English translationnamed after Kannon
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
LocationHokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeHidaka Mountains
Topo mapGeographical 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 typeFold

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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