Mount Kita
Mount Kita | |
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北岳 | |
Mount Kita viewed from Mount Nakashirane | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,193 m (10,476 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,239 m (7,346 ft)[2] |
Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains Ultra |
Coordinates | 35°40′27″N 138°14′12″E / 35.67417°N 138.23667°ECoordinates: 35°40′27″N 138°14′12″E / 35.67417°N 138.23667°E[2] |
Naming | |
English translation | northern peak |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | [ki̥tadake] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Kita Japan | |
Location | Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan |
Parent range | Akaishi Mountains |
Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 仙丈ヶ岳, 50000:1 市野瀬 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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Mount Kita (北岳, Kita-dake) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains−"Southern Alps" (南アルプス Minami-Arupusu), in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
It is the second tallest mountain in Japan, after Mount Fuji, and is known as "the Leader of the Southern Alps".[3] It is included in the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is located in Minami Alps National Park, near the city of Minami-Alps.
Geography[]
The Kitadake Buttress (北岳バットレス, Kita-dake Battoresu) is a 600 m (1,969 ft) tall rock face on the eastern side of the mountain.
Alpine plants grow abundantly, especially on the mountain's southeastern slope along the route to Mount Nakashirane (中白峰山, Nakashirane-san) and along the Kusasuberi (草すべり, kusasuberi) and Migimata (右俣, migimata) courses along Shiraneo Pond (白根御池, Shiraneo-ike) on the mountain's northern side. Large clusters of plants can be seen from huts near the top. The species Callianthemum hondoense (キタダケソウ, kitadakesō) is endemic to this mountain.
See also[]
- List of mountains in Japan
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
- Three-thousanders (in Japan)
- Akaishi Mountains
- List of Ultras of Japan
References[]
- ^ Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 仙丈ヶ岳 accessed online 8 April 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ Mount Kita Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. (in Japanese) Minami Alps Net. Accessed July 1, 2008.
External links[]
- Topographic map (1:25,000)
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- Akaishi Mountains
- Japan Alps
- Mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture
- Minami Alps National Park
- Highest points of Japanese national parks