Mount Washiba

Mount Washiba
鷲羽岳
三俣蓮華岳から望む鷲羽岳
Mount Washiba seen from Mount Mitsumatarenge
Highest point
Elevation2,924 m (9,593 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates36°25′35″N 137°36′10″E / 36.42639°N 137.60278°E / 36.42639; 137.60278
Naming
English translationEagle wing Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Washiba is located in Japan
Mount Washiba
Mount Washiba
Location in Japan
LocationToyama Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Parent rangeHida Mountains
Geology
Mountain type(s)Stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, lava domes
Last eruption12,000 years ago

Mount Washiba (鷲羽岳, Washiba-dake) is a peak and complex of volcanoes in the Hida Mountains range of the Japanese Alps at 2924m, located in Nagano Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is listed in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2]

Geography

Mount Washiba is the 29th-tallest mountain in Japan.

  • Mount Washiba seen from Suisho Mountain Villa
    Mount Washiba seen from Suisho Mountain Villa
  • Mount Washiba seen from Mount Jii
    Mount Washiba seen from Mount Jii
  • Mount Washiba seen from Tsubakuro Mountain Villa
    Mount Washiba seen from Tsubakuro Mountain Villa
  • Mount Washiba seen from Mount daitenjo
    Mount Washiba seen from Mount daitenjo
  • Mount Washiba seen from Sugoroku Mountain Villa
    Mount Washiba seen from Sugoroku Mountain Villa

References

  1. ^ "日本の主な山岳標高（富山県の山）". 国土地理院. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  2. ^ 『日本百名山』深田久弥（著）、朝日新聞社、1982年、ISBN 4-02-260871-4, pp. 202-205

See also