Mount Hijiri

Mount Hijiri
聖岳
Mount Hijiri from Mount Yanbushi
Highest point
Elevation3,013 m (9,885 ft)
Listing100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E / 35.42278°N 138.13972°E / 35.42278; 138.13972
Geography
Mount Hijiri is located in Japan
Mount Hijiri
Mount Hijiri
Location within Japan
LocationAoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture
Iida, Nagano Prefecture,
Japan
Parent rangeAkaishi Mountains

Mount Hijiri (聖岳, Hijiri-dake) is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, (Shizuoka Prefecture) and Iida, (Nagano Prefecture) in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 3,013 m (9,885 ft) high. It is the southernmost mountain in Minami Alps National Park and is included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains". There are several mountain climbing trails and mountain huts around the mountain including the Hijiri-Daira hut in the mountain pass in the south.

Animals and Alpine plants

A lot of alpine plants and rock ptarmigans are seen in the upper alpine region. Sika deer are seen on the hillside.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 北岳 [Mount Kita] (in Japanese). Yamanashi NichiNichi Newspaper on Minami Alps Net. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Minami Alps National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.