Mount Biei

Mount Biei is a stratovolcano located in the Tokachi Volcanic Group, Hokkaido, Japan. The mountain sits between the larger Mount Tokachi to the southwest and shorter Biei Fuji to the northeast. It forms part of the border between Shintoku and Biei towns.

Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,052 metres
Description: mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
Also known as: “Biei-dake” and “Mt.Biei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tokachi and Mt.Biei-Fuji.

Mount Tokachi

Peak

Photo: Bigunitbigdaddy, Public domain.

Mount Tokachi is an active volcano located in Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest volcano of the Tokachi Volcanic Group, with a height of 2,077 metres.

Mt.Biei-Fuji

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Biei Fuji is a mountain located in the Tokachi Volcanic Group, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Mt.Bebetsu

Peak

Photo: 保姆虫と登山, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Bebetsu is a mountain located in the Tokachi Volcanic Group, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shirogane Onsen.

Shirogane Onsen

Hamlet

Shirogane Onsen

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Shirogane Onsen is a hamlet.

Mount Biei

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Shintoku Chō, Kamikawa district, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

43.43992° or 43° 26′ 24″ north

Longitude

142.70656° or 142° 42′ 24″ east

Elevation

2,052 metres (6,732 feet)

Open location code

8RM4CPQ4+XJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5279537074

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Biei from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Mount Biei” goes by many names.

Burmese: “ဘိအဲတောင်”
Cebuano: “Biei-dake”
Dutch: “Biei-dake”
Dutch: “Mount Biei”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت بى”
French: “mont Biei”
French: “Mont Biei”
Japanese: “美瑛岳”
Ladin: “Mont Biei”
Ukrainian: “Біей”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 吹上 and 字白金.

Notable Places Nearby

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