There are 21 three-thousanders ( mountains with elevations of 3,000 m (9,843 ft) or greater) in Japan. [1] The tallest is Mount Fuji, at 3,776 metres (12,388 ft).
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 2,999 m (9,839 ft). In the areas exceeding 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) 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
[1] |
Prominence (m)
[2] |
Prefecture |
Note |
Japanese |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Mt. Fuji | 3,776 m (12,388 ft) | 3,776 m (12,388 ft) | Shizuoka / Yamanashi |
100 Famous tallest in Japan |
富士山 |
| 2 |
|
Mt. Kita | 3,193 m (10,476 ft) | 2,239 m (7,346 ft) | Yamanashi | 100 Famous tallest in Southern Alps |
北岳 |
| 3 |
|
Mt. Hotaka | 3,190 m (10,466 ft) | 2,307 m (7,569 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 100 Famous tallest in Northern Alps |
穂高岳 |
| 3 |
|
Mt. Aino | 3,190 m (10,466 ft) [3] | 300 m (984 ft) | Shizuoka / Yamanashi | 100 Famous | 間ノ岳 |
| 5 |
|
Mt. Yari | 3,180 m (10,433 ft) | 432 m (1,417 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 100 Famous | 槍ヶ岳 |
| 6 |
|
Mt. Warusawa | 3,141 m (10,305 ft) | 741 m (2,431 ft) | Shizuoka | 100 Famous | 悪沢岳 |
| 7 |
|
Mt. Akaishi | 3,120 m (10,236 ft) | 421 m (1,381 ft) | Nagano / Shizuoka | 100 Famous | 赤石岳 |
| 8 |
|
Mt. Karasawa | 3,110 m (10,203 ft) | 127 m (417 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 涸沢岳 | |
| 9 |
|
Mt. Kitahotaka | 3,106 m (10,190 ft) | 106 m (348 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 北穂高岳 | |
| 10 |
|
Mt. Ōbami | 3,101 m (10,174 ft) | 81 m (266 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 大喰岳 | |
| 11 |
|
Mt. Maehotaka | 3,090 m (10,138 ft) | 150 m (492 ft) | Nagano | 前穂高岳 | |
| 12 |
|
Mt. Naka | 3,084 m (10,118 ft) | 54 m (177 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 中岳 (北アルプス) | |
| 13 |
|
Mt. Arakawa-Naka | 3,083 m (10,115 ft) | 153 m (502 ft) | Shizuoka | 荒川中岳 | |
| 14 |
|
Mt. Ontake | 3,067 m (10,062 ft) | 1,712 m (5,617 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 100 Famous | 御嶽山 (長野県) |
| 15 |
|
Mt. Nishinōtori | 3,051 m (10,010 ft) | 261 m (856 ft) | Shizuoka / Yamanashi | 200 Famous | 西農鳥岳 |
| 16 |
|
Mt. Shiomi | 3,047 m (9,997 ft) | 505 m (1,657 ft) | Nagano / Shizuoka | 100 Famous | 塩見岳 |
| 17 |
|
Mt. Minami | 3,032.68 m (9,950 ft) | 83 m (272 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 南岳 | |
| 18 |
|
Mt. Senjō | 3,032.56 m (9,949 ft) | 733 m (2,405 ft) | Nagano / Yamanashi | 100 Famous | 仙丈ヶ岳 |
| 19 |
|
Mt. Norikura | 3,026 m (9,928 ft) | 1,236 m (4,055 ft) | Gifu / Nagano | 100 Famous | 乗鞍岳 |
| 20 |
|
Mt. Tate | 3,015 m (9,892 ft) | 865 m (2,838 ft) | Toyama | 100 Famous tallest in Toyama |
立山 |
| 21 |
|
Mt. Hijiri | 3,013 m (9,885 ft) | 463 m (1,519 ft) | Nagano / Shizuoka | 100 Famous | 聖岳 |
References
- ^ a b "Altitude of the main mountains in Japan" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ "Japan 3000 meter peaks". Peakbagger. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "標高値を改定する山岳一覧" (PDF). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
