Mount Jōnen Explained

Mount Jōnen
Other Name:	常念岳
Elevation M:	2857
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Listing:	100 Famous Japanese Mountains List of mountains in Japan
Language:	Japanese
Location:	Azumino, Nagano and Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Range:	Jōnen Mountains in Hida Mountains
Map:	Japan
Coordinates:	36.3256°N 137.7275°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[2]
Topo:	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 穂高岳 50,000:1 上高地
First Ascent:	Walter Weston in 1894 (Mountaineering)

is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,^[3] reaching the height of 28570NaN0. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Nagano Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.^[4] The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from Azumi Basin.

Outline

This mountain is formed with Granite.^[5] Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain.^[6] ^[7] Colias erate and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called .

History

Summer 1894: Englishman Walter Weston became the first man to climb on the top.^[8]
Summer 1906: Usui Kojima became the first Japanese man to climb on the top.
July 27, 1919: Mountain hut of was opened.^[9]
1922: Kyūya Fukada stayed at the Jōnen Hut, and climbed this mountain.
June 1931: The double accident of the climbing mountain party and the rescue team occurred.
December 4, 1934: This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.^[4]
1993: Postage stamp of Jōnen Kasa with Matsumoto Castle was put on the market by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan).^[10]
May 28, 2007: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen in the series programs of excellent mountain in Japan.^[11]
September 10, 2010: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen and the high mountain butterfly.

Mountaineering

Main ascent routes

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.^[12] ^[13]

Ichino River route

Hie-Daira - - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen

route

Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen

Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south)

There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others)

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Jōnen. There is the Campsite on each hut.

Jōnen Hut (常念小屋) - On the pass of between Mount Jōnen and Mount Yokotooshi. It is one of the oldest hut in Japan.
Mount Chō Hut (蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ) - Near the top of Mount Chō.
Yokoo Mountain Cottage (横尾山荘) - In Yokoo most in the north of Kamikochi.
Daiten Cottage (大天荘) - Near the top of Mount Otensyo.

Geography

Nearby Mountains

It is on the sub ridge line of Jōnen Mountains in the southeast part of the Hida Mountains. There is a small peak of Mount Mae-Jōnen in the southeast by east.

Mountain	Elevation	Distance from the Top	Note
Mt. Yari 槍ヶ岳	31800NaN0	7.41NaN1	100 Famous
Mt. Otensyo 大天井岳	2921.910NaN0	51NaN1	tallest mountain in Jōnen Mountains 200 Famous
Mt. Yokotooshi 横通岳	2766.990NaN0	1.90NaN0
Mt. Jōnen 常念岳	28570NaN0	01NaN1	100 Famous
Mt. Mae-Jōnen 前常念岳	2661.780NaN0^[14]	21NaN1
Mt. Chō 蝶ヶ岳	26770NaN0	4.21NaN1	100 Famous
Mt. Hotaka 穂高岳	31900NaN0	8.21NaN1	tallest mountain in Hida Mountains 100 Famous

Source river

Each source river joins the main stream of Shinano River, then flows to the Sea of Japan.

Ichinomata Valley (Tributary of Azusa River)
Jōnen River, Ichino River and Nino river (tributary of Sai (Nagano) River)

Notes and References

Web site: Map inspection service of 25000:1 穂高岳. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. December 2, 2010.
Web site: Mountains altitude list in Japan(Nagano). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. December 2, 2010.
Book: 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The Asahi Shimbun Companyin. 4-02-260871-4. 1982.
Web site: Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. Ministry of the Environment (Japan). December 2, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227172634/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/chubu.html. February 27, 2012.
Book: Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain. 日本山名辞典). Sanseido. 4-385-15403-1. 1992.
Book: 1000 Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. 4-635-09025-6 . 1992.
Web site: The back number of the program (Kita-Alps Mount Jōnen) . NHK . December 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926002756/http://www.nhk.or.jp/sawayaka/contents/program/2010/9/20100911_jounen.html . September 26, 2011 . dead .
Book: Mountaineering and exploration in Japanese alps. 1896 . Walter Weston. ja . 日本アルプスの登山と探検. Iwanami　Shoten. 4-00-334741-2. 2005. new.
Book: The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps. . 4-8083-0374-4 . 1997.
Book: 100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery. Hukurōsha. 978-4-89806-276-0 . 2007.
Web site: Mount Jōnen on Eco channel of NHK . NHK . December 2, 2010.
Book: Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド). YAMA-KEI Publishers. 4-635-01319-7 . 2000.
Book: Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi . 山と高原地図. Shobunsha Publications. 978-4-398-75717-3 . 2010.
Web site: Information inspection service of the Triangulation station. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地). December 2, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090609164634/http://sokuservice1.gsi.go.jp/datums/. June 9, 2009.