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
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.[1] It is the southernmost mountain in Minami Alps National Park[2] 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

Silene seen around Mount Ko-Hijiri Primula seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira Rock ptarmigan and Siberian dwarf pine Sika deer seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira
Mount Hijiri seen from Mount Minami Mount Hijiri seen from Hujiri-Daira Mount Akaishi seen from Mount Hijiri Mount Oku-Hijiri and Mount Fuji seen from Mount Hijiri

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.