Mount Nokogiri (Akaishi)

Mount Nokogiri
Mount Nokogiri
鋸岳
	View of Mount Nokogiri from Mount Kaikoma (August 2008)
Highest point
Elevation	2,685 m (8,809 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	35°46′45″N 138°12′36″E / 35.77917°N 138.21000°ECoordinates: 35°46′45″N 138°12′36″E / 35.77917°N 138.21000°E
Naming
English translation	(wood)saw mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Location	Japan
Parent range	Akaishi Mountains
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 甲斐駒ヶ岳; 50000:1 甲府

Mount Nokogiri (鋸岳, Nokogiri-dake) is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains on the border between, Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures in Japan.

Outline[]

This area is in Minami Alps National Park that was established on June 1, 1964.^[1] This mountain is also one of the "200 Famous Japanese Mountains". There is no general mountain climbing trail. Therefore, it is difficult to climb it. There is the shelter Mountain hut ("6th Stone-Hut") between this mountain and Mount Kaikoma. The original hut was rebuilt in 2006.

Geography[]

Nearby Mountains[]

It is on the main ridge line in the northern edge of the Akaishi Mountains.

Mountain	Japanese	Height	Distance from the Top	Note
Mt. Nokogiri	鋸岳	2,685 m (8,809 ft)	0 km (0.0 mi)	200 Famous
Mt. Kaikoma	甲斐駒ヶ岳	2,967 m (9,734 ft)	3.4 km (2 mi)	100 Famous
Mt. Senjō	仙丈ヶ岳	3,033 m (9,951 ft)	7.0 km (4.3 mi)	100 Famous