Mount Kaikoma | |
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甲斐駒ヶ岳 | |
![]() Mount Kaikoma from Mount Kurisawa | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,967 m (9,734 ft) |
Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
Coordinates | 35°45′28″N138°14′12″E / 35.75778°N 138.23667°E Coordinates: 35°45′28″N138°14′12″E / 35.75778°N 138.23667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
Parent range | Akaishi Mountains |
Mount Kaikoma(甲斐駒ヶ岳 Kaikoma-ga-take) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains, located on the border of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Ina in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.
Akaishi Mountains is a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. It is also called the Southern Alps, as it joins with the Hida Mountains and the Kiso Mountains to form the Japanese Alps.
Hokuto is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.
The peak is 2,967 m (9,734 ft) in elevation. [1] Mount Kaikoma is protected within Minami Alps National Park. [2] It is one of the landmark "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."
Minami Alps National Park is a national park in the Akaishi Mountains, Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan.
100 Famous Japanese Mountains is a book composed in 1964 by mountaineer and author Kyūya Fukada. The list became famous when Crown Prince Naruhito took note of it. The list has been the topic of NHK documentaries, and other hiking books.
Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern of the two mountains, while Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western one. The top of the mountain appears white, because of the many white granite rock outcrops at the top of the mountain
Mount Kisokoma is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 2,956 m (9,698 ft) tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just shortened to Kisokoma. Alternative kanji for the name are 木曾駒ヶ岳 (Kisokoma-ga-take).
Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture. Granites can be predominantly white, pink, or gray in color, depending on their mineralogy. The word "granite" comes from the Latin granum, a grain, in reference to the coarse-grained structure of such a holocrystalline rock. Strictly speaking, granite is an igneous rock with between 20% and 60% quartz by volume, and at least 35% of the total feldspar consisting of alkali feldspar, although commonly the term "granite" is used to refer to a wider range of coarse-grained igneous rocks containing quartz and feldspar.
Mount Kaikoma is one of the centers of Japanese Shugendo in the region.
There are 18 or more mountains in Japan that are referred to as the "Komagatake (Koma Mountains)" (駒ヶ岳 Koma-ga-take). Mount Kaikoma is the tallest of them all, just beating out neighboring Mount Kisokoma by 11 m (36 ft).
The Ina Valley is located between Mount Kaikoma and Mount Kisokoma. [1] Marishiten peak (摩利支天) is to the southeast.
Rivers with headwaters on Mount Kaikoma include:
The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Kitazawa Pass on Minami Alps Gravel Road. It takes four and half hours from the pass to the top.
The other major route is a traditional one on Kuroto-One, it takes eight hours to the top.
There are mountain huts on Mount Kaikoma, that are opened during the mountain climbing season. There also are some specified campsites. A large one around "Kitazawa-Tōge (北沢峠)" is used as base camp for climbing Mount Kaikoma and Mount Senjō.
It is on the main ridge line in the northern part of the Akaishi Mountains.
Image | Mountain | Japanese | Elevation | Distance from the Top | Note |
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Mt. Nokogiri | 鋸岳 | 2,685 m (8,809 ft) | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) | 200 Famous | |
![]() | Mt. Kaikoma | 甲斐駒ヶ岳 | 2,967 m (9,734 ft) | 0 km (0 mi) | 100 Famous |
![]() | Marishiten | 摩利支天 | about 2,820 m (9,252 ft) | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) | Southeast Peak |
![]() | Mount Komatsu | 駒津峰 | about 2,752 m (9,029 ft) | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) | |
![]() | Mt. Senjō | 仙丈ヶ岳 | 3,033 m (9,951 ft) | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | 100 Famous |
![]() | Mt. Hōō | 鳳凰山 | 2,840 m (9,318 ft) | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) | 100 Famous |
Mt. Kita | 北岳 | 3,193 m (10,476 ft) | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) | the highest mountain in Akaishi Mountains 100 Famous |
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The Japanese Alps is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshū (本州). The name was coined by English archaeologist William Gowland, and later popularized by Reverend Walter Weston (1861–1940), an English missionary for whom a memorial plaque is located at Kamikōchi (上高地), a tourist destination known for its alpine climate. The term Japanese Alps first only included the Hida Range in the late 19th century, but now applies to the Kiso Range and Akaishi Range as well.jpg|thumb|Reverend Walter Weston called "Father of the Japanese Alps" memorial plaque at Kamikōchi in the Japanese Alps]]}}
Kiso Mountains are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the Central Alps and they combine with the Hida Mountains and the Akaishi Mountains to form a group collectively known as the Japanese Alps.
Mount Kita is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains−"Southern Alps", in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Mount Aino, or Ainodake, is a peak of the Akaishi Mountains−Southern Alps, in Minami Alps National Park, Japan.
Komagatake Ropeway is an aerial lift line in the Kiso Mountains range, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
The Hakone Komagatake Ropeway, officially the Komagatake Ropeway Line, is Japanese aerial lift line in Hakone, Kanagawa, operated by Izu Hakone Railway. The line, opened in 1963, climbs Mount Komagatake (駒ヶ岳) from the Lake Ashi lakeside.
Mount Nōtori, or Nōtoridake, is one of the major peaks in the Akaishi Mountains, along with Mount Kita and Mount Aino. The 3,026 m (9,928 ft) peak lies to the south of the other mountains, spanning the town of Hayakawa in Yamanashi Prefecture and Aoi-ku in the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Mount Senjō is a 3,032.6-metre-high (9,949.5 ft) mountain on the border of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, and Ina, Nagano, in Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Akaishi Mountains, and is one of the most popular peaks in the range. This mountain is also one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Mount Nokogiri is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains on the border between, Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures in Japan.
Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take, also Oshima Koma-ga-take (渡島駒ヶ岳), Oshima Fuji (渡島富士), or just Koma-ga-take (駒ヶ岳) is a 1131-meter adesitic stratovolcano on the border between Mori, Shikabe, and Nanae, all within the Oshima Subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan.
Komagatake may refer to one of several mountains in Japan:
Mt. Shiomi is a mountain located in the centre of the Akaishi Mountains−Southern Alps, within Minami Alps National Park, Japan. It is on the border of Shizuoka and Nagano Prefectures. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Mount Aizu-Komagatake is a mountain located in Hinoemata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, in the Oze National Park. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Mount Hijiri is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in both Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture and Iida, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 3,013 m (9,885 ft) tall and part of the Akaishi Mountains. It is the mountain in Minami Alps National Park located in the south most. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." There are several mountain climbing trails and Mountain hut around the mountain. There is the Hijiri-Daira hut in the Mountain pass in the south.
Mount Echigo-Komagatake or Uonuma-Komagatake is a mountain located on the border of Uonuma and Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, with an elevation of 2,002.7 m (6,571 ft) It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. Mount Echigo-Komagatake, along with Nakanodake and Mount Hakkai, is also one of the three great mountains of Echigo, the old name for this area of Niigata Prefecture.
Mount Hōō is located in the western portion of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Because the mountain has three peaks, it is also called Hōō Sanzan (鳳凰三山). It is in Minami Alps National Park and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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