Kongō Range | |
Other Name: | 金剛山地 Kongō Sanchi |
Photo Alt: | View of the Kongō Range as seen from Gojō, Nara. The Izumi Range can be seen on the left in the back. |
Country: | Japan |
Subdivision1 Type: | Prefectures |
Biome: | Nemoral |
Highest: | Mount Kongō |
Highest Location: | Chihayaakasaka, Osaka Gose, Nara |
Elevation M: | 1125 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 34.4194°N 135.6731°W |
Length Km: | 24 |
Width Km: | 5 |
Range Coordinates: | 34.4192°N 135.6725°W |
Map: | Japan |
Map Alt: | Kongō Range |
Map Relief: | yes |
The is a mountain range on the borders of Nara and Osaka Prefectures on the island of Honshū in the southwest of central Japan. The range separates the Osaka Plain and the Nara Basin, and forms a natural place for the boundary between the prefectures. The primary mountain in the range is Mount Kongō, and is contained within the Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park.
The Kongō Range is about 24km (15miles) long, from the Yamato River in the north to the Kino River in the south. East to West, it averages about 5km (03miles) wide. The mountains in the range are from 273.6m (897.6feet) to 1125m (3,691feet) in elevation. At Chihaya Pass, the ridgeline turns west and the Izumi Mountains begin at that point. They stretch along the border between Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures.
Listed in order of elevation.