Mount Goryu Explained

Mount Goryu
Other Name:五竜岳
Elevation M:2814
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence M:384
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Language:Japanese
Location:Kurobe, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan
Range:Hida Mountains (Ushirotateyama Mountains)
Map:Japan
Coordinates:36.6583°N 137.7528°W

is a mountain in the Ushirotateyama Mountains in the Hida Mountains. The mountain body straddles Kurobe, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, and the summit is mostly located on the Toyama side.[3] It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[4] It is sometimes written as Goryu-dake with only "dragon" in the old font.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 10822. Goryu-dake, Japan. 2022-03-07.
  2. Web site: 日本の主な山岳標高(富山県) . . 2011-09-01.
  3. Web site: 地図閲覧サービス(五龍岳) . 国土地理院 . 2011-09-01.
  4. Book: 深田久弥 . 1982 . 日本百名山 . 朝日新聞社 . 4-02-260871-4 . 178–181.