Mount Hijiri
| Mount Hijiri | |
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| 聖岳 | |
.jpg) Mount Hijiri from Mount Yanbushi | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,013 m (9,885 ft) |
| Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E / 35.42278°N 138.13972°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hijiri Location within Japan | |
| Parent range | Akaishi 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
[edit]A lot of alpine plants and rock ptarmigans are seen in the upper alpine region. Sika deer are seen on the hillside.
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Silene seen around Mount Ko-Hijiri
Primula seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira
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
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Minami Alps National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
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