Mount Kanmuri (Yoshiwa Kanmuri) | |
Other Name: | 冠山 (吉和冠山) |
Language: | Japanese |
Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ja/ |
Photo Size: | 350 |
Elevation M: | 1339 |
Range: | Chūgoku Mountains |
Location: | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Map: | Japan |
Label: | Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri |
Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 34.7833°N 132.3589°W |
Easiest Route: | Hiking |
, also known as, is a mountain located in the Yoshiwa District of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. "Kanmuri" is a common name for mountains in Japan; Hiroshima Prefecture has six mountains by this name alone, hence the modifier "Yoshiwa".[1]
Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri has an elevation of 13390NaN0. The mountain is at the far west of the Chūgoku Mountains, and is part of Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park.[2] The plateaus of the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri features large stands of renge tsutsuji rhododendron, and the area is designated a natural monument by the Prefecture of Hiroshima.[3]
has facilities for camping and hiking, and is located in the fir forests at the eastern foot of the mountain.[4]
The Chugoku Expressway, also known as National Route 468, follows the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri.