北岳
alternative words: Mount Kita, Mt. Kitadake, Kitadake
keywords:
mountain
related topics:
Yamanashi Prefecture
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South Alps
related web sites:
http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~kitadake
,
http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/southa.htm
explanation: Mt. Kita, towering in the west of Yamanshi Prefecture and located in the north of Akaishi Mountain Chain, is one of the mountains forming Sirane-Sanzan group. It is the second highest peak in Japan, culminating to 3192 m high. Its summit is pyramidal and split into 2 peaks, the northern peak and the principal southern one, and its east side forms a steep wall. It belongs to South Alps National Park and is climbed from the river bed of Noro, called Hirokawara (wide river bed).