Kiso Mountains
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Template:Nihongo are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the Template:Nihongo and they combine with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the Japanese Alps.
Outline
The mountain range consists of granite. The Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of Mount Kisokoma.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A lot of tourists visit the station on the top. The upper part of the mountain range is the tree line, and a lot of alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is endemic around Mount Kisokoma.
Geography
Major peaks
| No. |
Image |
Mountain |
Height |
Note |
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| 1 | Mount Kyō | Template:Convert | 200 famous | 経ヶ岳 | ||
| 2 | Mount Shōgikashira | Template:Convert | 将棊頭山 | |||
| 3 | Mount Kisokoma | Template:Convert | highest in Kiso Mountains 100 famous |
木曽駒ヶ岳 | ||
| 4 | Mount Hōken | Template:Convert | Senjōjiki Cirque | 宝剣岳 | ||
| 5 | Mount Sannosawa | Template:Convert | 三ノ沢岳 | |||
| 6 | Mount Hinokio | Template:Convert | 檜尾岳 | |||
| 7 | Mount Kumasawa | Template:Convert | 熊沢岳 | |||
| 8 | Mount Utsugi | Template:Convert | 100 famous | 空木岳 | ||
| 9 | Mount Minamikoma | Template:Convert | 200 famous | 南駒ヶ岳 | ||
| 10 | Mount Kosumo | Template:Convert | 300 famous | 越百山 | ||
| 11 | Mount Okunenjō | Template:Convert | 奥念丈岳 | |||
| 12 | Mount Ampeiji | Template:Convert | 200 famous | 安平路山 | ||
| 13 | Mount Surikogi | Template:Convert | 摺古木山 | |||
| 14 | Mount Ena | Template:Convert | citation | CitationClass=web
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恵那山 | |
| 15 | Mount Ōkawairi | Template:Convert | 大川入山 |
- Foothills
- Mount Nenjō (念丈岳), Template:Convert
- Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳), Template:Convert
- Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山), Template:Convert
- Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山), Template:Convert
Rivers
Rivers with headwaters in the Kiso Mountains drain to Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean. They include:
- Scenery of Kiso Mountains
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Kiso Mountains seen from east (Mount Amida)
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Kiso Mountains seen from west (Mount Kohide)
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Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Sannosawa
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Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Kazakoshi
See also
- Japanese Alps
- Hida Mountains (Northern Alps)
- Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)
- List of mountains in Japan