The Ina Valley is located between the "two Koma Mountains." Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western of the two mountains, while Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern one. The mountain consists of Granite. The upper part of the mountain range is the Tree line, and many Alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is the Endemism around Mount Kisokoma. It is called Leontopodium shinanense (駒ウスユキソウ, Koma-Usuyukisō) in Japanese. Also, Siberian Dwarf Pine can be seen around the top of the mountain.
The Komagatake Ropeway will take hikers from the base of the mountain up the Senjōjiki Col, a large cirque located 2,650 m (8,694 ft) above sea level, leaving just the last few hundreds meters of the mountain to be scaled.
Odagiri River, Ōtagiri River (Tributary of Tenryū River)
Mountaineering and Lodgings
There is the Komagatake Ropeway in the east side of Mount Kisokoma.[2] Many tourists and hikers visit the station on the top. There are five mountain huts and one hotel on the mountain. The hotel is named "Hotel Senjōjiki," after the cirque on the mountain. There is one campground near the lodge between Mount Kisokoma and Mount Naka. There are many mountain climbing trails in the surrounding area.[3]
Scenery of Mount Kisokoma
Kiso Mountains and Mountain hut and campground seen from east (Mount Naka)
Mount Kisokoma seen from west (Mount Mugikusa) spring
Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken and Autumn leaf color seen from north (Mount Shōgigashira) autumn