Mount Pirigai

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Mount Pirigai
ピリガイ山
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Mount Pirigai
Location of Mount Pirigai in Japan.
Highest point
Elevation 1,166.9 m (3,828 ft) [1]
Prominence 520 m (1,710 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Nakano
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 42°26′9″N142°47′45″E / 42.43583°N 142.79583°E / 42.43583; 142.79583 Coordinates: 42°26′9″N142°47′45″E / 42.43583°N 142.79583°E / 42.43583; 142.79583 [1]
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Hidaka Mountains
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority (国土地理院,Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 ピリガイ山
50000:1 浦河
Geology
Mountain type Fold

Mount Pirigai(ピリガイ山,Pirigai-yama) is located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan.

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