Kiso Mountains | |
Other Name: | Central Alps |
Country: | Japan |
Subdivision1 Type: | Prefectures |
Length Km: | 65 |
Width Km: | 15 |
Highest: | Mount Kisokoma |
Highest Location: | Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture |
Elevation M: | 2956 |
Coordinates: | 35.7894°N 137.8044°W |
are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the 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.
The mountain range consists of granite. The Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of Mount Kisokoma.[1] 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.
No. | Image | Mountain | Height | Note | Japanese | |
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1 | Mount Kyō | 2296.250NaN0 | 200 famous | 経ヶ岳 | ||
2 | Mount Shōgikashira | 27300NaN0 | 将棊頭山 | |||
3 | Mount Kisokoma | 2955.950NaN0 | 木曽駒ヶ岳 | |||
4 | Mount Hōken | 29310NaN0 | 宝剣岳 | |||
5 | Mount Sannosawa | 2848.480NaN0 | 三ノ沢岳 | |||
6 | Mount Hinokio | 2827.740NaN0 | 檜尾岳 | |||
7 | Mount Kumasawa | 27780NaN0 | 熊沢岳 | |||
8 | Mount Utsugi | 2863.710NaN0 | 100 famous | 空木岳 | ||
9 | Mount Minamikoma | 28410NaN0 | 200 famous | 南駒ヶ岳 | ||
10 | Mount Kosumo | 2613.240NaN0 | 300 famous | 越百山 | ||
11 | Mount Okunenjō | 23030NaN0 | 奥念丈岳 | |||
12 | Mount Ampeiji | 2363.140NaN0 | 200 famous | 安平路山 | ||
13 | Mount Surikogi | 2168.520NaN0 | 摺古木山 | |||
14 | Mount Ena | 21910NaN0 | 100 famous[2] | 恵那山 | ||
15 | Mount Ōkawairi | 1907.740NaN0 | 大川入山 |
Rivers with headwaters in the Kiso Mountains drain to Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean. They include: