List of three-thousanders in Japan explained

There are 21 three-thousanders (mountains with elevations of 30000NaN0 or greater) in Japan.^[1] The tallest is Mount Fuji, at 3776m (12,388feet).

Geography

There are three-thousanders in the following regions:

• The independent peaks of Mount Fuji and Mount Ontake.
• In the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") are Mount Okuhotaka, Mount Yari, Mount Karasawa, Mount Kitahotaka, Mount Ōbami, Mount Maehotaka, Mount Naka, Mount Minami, Mount Norikura and Mount Tate.
• In the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") are Mount Kita, Mount Aino, Mount Warusawa, Mount Akaishi, Mount Arakawa, Mount Nishinōtori, Mount Shiomi, Mount Senjō and Mount Hijiri.

The next tallest mountain is Mount Tsurugi, which has a height of 29990NaN0.In the areas exceeding 3000m (10,000feet) above sea level, there is a belt of Siberian dwarf pine; the alpine plant grows here naturally. The Siberian dwarf pine belt is a key habitat of the rock ptarmigan.

21 mountains

No.	Image	Mountain	Elevation	Prominence (m)[2]	Prefecture	Note	Japanese
1		Mt. Fuji	37760NaN0	37760NaN0	Shizuoka / Yamanashi	100 Famous tallest in Japan	富士山
2		Mt. Kita	31930NaN0	22390NaN0	Yamanashi	100 Famous tallest in Southern Alps	北岳
3		Mt. Hotaka	31900NaN0	23070NaN0	Gifu / Nagano	100 Famous tallest in Northern Alps	穂高岳
3		Mt. Aino	31900NaN0[3]	3000NaN0	Shizuoka / Yamanashi	100 Famous	間ノ岳
5		Mt. Yari	31800NaN0	4320NaN0	Gifu / Nagano	100 Famous	槍ヶ岳
6		Mt. Warusawa	31410NaN0	7410NaN0	Shizuoka	100 Famous	悪沢岳
7		Mt. Akaishi	31200NaN0	4210NaN0	Nagano / Shizuoka	100 Famous	赤石岳
8		Mt. Karasawa	31100NaN0	1270NaN0	Gifu / Nagano		涸沢岳
9		Mt. Kitahotaka	31060NaN0	1060NaN0	Gifu / Nagano		北穂高岳
10		Mt. Ōbami	31010NaN0	810NaN0	Gifu / Nagano		大喰岳
11		Mt. Maehotaka	30900NaN0	1500NaN0	Nagano		前穂高岳
12		Mt. Naka	30840NaN0	540NaN0	Gifu / Nagano		中岳 (北アルプス)
13		Mt. Arakawa-Naka	30830NaN0	1530NaN0	Shizuoka		荒川中岳
14		Mt. Ontake	30670NaN0	17120NaN0	Gifu / Nagano	100 Famous	御嶽山 (長野県)
15		Mt. Nishinōtori	30510NaN0	2610NaN0	Shizuoka / Yamanashi	200 Famous	西農鳥岳
16		Mt. Shiomi	30470NaN0	5050NaN0	Nagano / Shizuoka	100 Famous	塩見岳
17		Mt. Minami	3032.680NaN0	830NaN0	Gifu / Nagano		南岳
18		Mt. Senjō	3032.560NaN0	7330NaN0	Nagano / Yamanashi	100 Famous	仙丈ヶ岳
19		Mt. Norikura	30260NaN0	12360NaN0	Gifu / Nagano	100 Famous	乗鞍岳
20		Mt. Tate	30150NaN0	8650NaN0	Toyama	100 Famous tallest in Toyama	立山
21		Mt. Hijiri	30130NaN0	4630NaN0	Nagano / Shizuoka	100 Famous	聖岳

See also

• List of mountains in Japan
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
• Hida Mountains, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
• Akaishi Mountains, Minami Alps National Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Altitude of the main mountains in Japan . . Japanese . June 28, 2011.
2. Web site: Japan 3000 meter peaks . Peakbagger . 13 February 2021.
3. Web site: 標高値を改定する山岳一覧. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629081109/https://www.gsi.go.jp/common/000091072.pdf. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 11 February 2023. 29 June 2021.