Mount Kisokoma Explained

Mount Kisokoma
Other Name:木曽駒ヶ岳
Elevation M:2956
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1751
Listing:Ultra
Location:Kiso District and Kamiina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Range:Kiso Mountains
Map:Japan
Label Position:right
Map Size:250
Coordinates:35.7892°N 137.8033°W
Easiest Route:Komagatake Ropeway

is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 29560NaN0 tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just shortened to Kisokoma. Alternative kanji for the name are 木曾駒ヶ岳 (Kisokoma-ga-take).

Geography

The Ina Valley is located between the "two Koma Mountains." Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western of the two mountains, while Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern one. The mountain consists of Granite. The upper part of the mountain range is the Tree line, and many Alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is the Endemism around Mount Kisokoma. It is called in Japanese. Also, Siberian Dwarf Pine can be seen around the top of the mountain.

The Komagatake Ropeway will take hikers from the base of the mountain up the Senjōjiki Col, a large cirque located 26500NaN0 above sea level, leaving just the last few hundreds meters of the mountain to be scaled.

Rivers that become source

The following rivers that become the sources flows to the Ise Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Mountaineering and Lodgings

There is the Komagatake Ropeway in the east side of Mount Kisokoma.[2] Many tourists and hikers visit the station on the top. There are five mountain huts and one hotel on the mountain. The hotel is named "Hotel Senjōjiki," after the cirque on the mountain. There is one campground near the lodge between Mount Kisokoma and Mount Naka. There are many mountain climbing trails in the surrounding area.[3]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan Ultra-Prominences . Peaklist.org. 2015-01-01.
  2. Web site: Central Alps Komagatake Ropeway & Bus Services . Chuo Alps Kanko . 2011-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101016025409/http://www.chuo-alps.com/en/ropeway.html . 2010-10-16 .
  3. Web site: Mountains information . Komagane Tourist Association . Japanese . 2011-04-23.