Mount Oizuru
Mount Oizuru | |
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笈ヶ岳 | |
Mount Oizuru | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,841 m (6,040 ft) |
Coordinates | 36°17′55″N 136°47′32″E / 36.29861°N 136.79222°ECoordinates: 36°17′55″N 136°47′32″E / 36.29861°N 136.79222°E |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Oizuru Location in Japan | |
Location | Gifu Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture Toyama Prefecture Japan |
Parent range | Ryōhaku Mountains |
Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 白山, 50000:1 白山 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Prior to 1518 |
Mount Oizuru (笈ヶ岳, Oizuru-ga-take) is located on the borders of Gifu, Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in Japan. It is in the northern area of Hakusan National Park and is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains.
Geography[]
Mount Oizuru, at 1,841 m (6,040 ft), is the tallest mountain in the northern part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. Just north of the mountain is (大笠山 Ōgasa-yama), which is slightly shorter at 1,821 m (5,974 ft). There are three triangulation stations on the mountain's thin peak.
History[]
Taichō is said to have first scaled the mountain in the early eighth century.
Gallery[]
Mount Oizuru seen from Mount Mae-Oizuru |
![]() Mount Oizuru seen from Mount Senniniwaya |
Mount Oizuru and Mount Ōgasa seen from Mount Sanpōiwa |
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Categories:
- Mountains of Gifu Prefecture
- Mountains of Ishikawa Prefecture
- Mountains of Toyama Prefecture