Mt.Rausudake(羅臼岳1661m)
=Shiretoko volcano group=

 Guide
 Mt.Rausudake (羅臼岳) is also called Shiretoko Fuji. Mt.Rausudake of the highest peak in Shiretoko Peninsula is a stratovolcano. The Shiretoko National Park including Mt.Rausudake is the Shiretoko World Heritage Site.There are two trails to the peak.
 SHARI(斜里) trail:It is a popular trail. There is also a hot spring near the trailhead. [ascent:4hr40min, descent:3hr10min]
 RAUSU(羅臼) trail:[ascent:5hr, descent:3hr30min]
 The main peaks of Shiretoko volcano group are as follows.
 Mt.Mitumine(三ツ峰)1,509m Mt.Saisirudake(サイシル岳)1,564m Mt.Okkabakedake(オッカバケ岳)1,462m Mt.Chienbetudake(知円別岳)1,544m Mt.Iouzan(硫黄山)1,562m Mt.Siretokodake(知床岳)1,253.9m
 Map of GSI Map of Google GPS track
SHARI trail
Ascent:4hr 40min, descent: 3hr 10min.
view of Mt.Saisirudake,Mt.Mitumine and Mt.Rausudake at foot of mountain
trailhead
Okhotsk observatory
pyrola alpina
(コバノイチヤクソウ:kobanoichiyakuso)
Snowy valley
The Sea of Okhotsk from the snowy valley
p.modesta v.fauriei
(ユキワリコザクラ:yukiwarikozakura)
p.modesta v.fauriei
(ユキワリコザクラ:yukiwarikozakura)
phyllodoce caerulea
(エゾノツガザクラ:ezotugazakura)
Summit of Mt.Rausudake
parnassia palustris
(ウメバチソウ:umebachiso)
Shaped like animal
The Sea of Okhotsk
arcterica nana
(コメバツガザクラ:komebatugazakura)
loiseleuria procumbens
(ミネゾウminezo)
diapensia lapponica v. obovata
(イワウメ:iwaume)
Rock tower at the summit
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Shiretoko range of mountains
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Lake Rausu
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The Sea of Okhotsk
view of Red wall
Mt.Mitumine(三ツ峰)
arcterica nana and cassiope lycopodioides
(コメバツガザクラ:komebatugazakura)
rhododendron aureum
(キバナシャクナゲ:kibanashakunage)
Summit of Mt.Rausudake
clintonia udensis
(ツバメオモト:tubameomoto)
weigela middendorffiana
(ウコンウツギ:ukonutugi)

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