Mount Asahi (朝日岳, Asahidake) is a mountain located on the border of Yamagata Prefecture with Niigata Prefecture, in northern Japan. It is part of the Asahi Mountain Range, which is part of Bandai-Asahi National Park. The mountain has a peak Ō-Asahidake (大朝日岳) with a height of 1,870 metres (6,140 ft) which is wholly within Yamagata Prefecture, and a secondary peak Ko-Asahidake (小朝日岳) with a height of 1,648 metres (5,407 ft) to the northeast. Another peak in the same range, Nishi-Asahidake (西朝日岳) to the northwest has a height of 1,814 metres (5,951 ft).
Mount Asahi | |
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朝日岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,870 m (6,140 ft) |
Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
Coordinates | 38°15′38″N 139°55′20″E / 38.26056°N 139.92222°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Mount Rising Run |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Parent range | Asahi Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Ridge |
Easiest route | Hiking |
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It is one of the mountains described in Kyūya Fukada's book 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[1]
References
edit- ^ Fukada, Kyūya (1978). 日本百名山 (Nihon hyaku meizan) (Kaihan. ed.). Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. pp. 98–102. ISBN 978-4-10-122002-4.
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