Mount Oizuru Explained

Mount Oizuru
Other Name:笈ヶ岳
Elevation M:1841
Map:Japan
Map Size:280
Location:Gifu Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Japan
Range:Ryōhaku Mountains
Coordinates:36.2986°N 136.7922°W
Topo:Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 白山, 50000:1 白山
First Ascent:Prior to 1518

is located on the borders of Gifu, Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in Japan. It is in the northern area of Hakusan National Park and is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains.

Geography

Mount Oizuru, at 18410NaN0, is the tallest mountain in the northern part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. Just north of the mountain is Mount Ōgasa (大笠山 Ōgasa-yama), which is slightly shorter at 18210NaN0. There are three triangulation stations on the mountain's thin peak.

History

Taichō is said to have first scaled the mountain in the early eighth century.

See also