Mt. Shinobu | |
Other Name: | 信夫山 |
Photo Alt: | Mt. Shinobu rises from the center of the city of Fukushima. Train tracks can be seen going through a tunnel in the mountain. |
Elevation M: | 275 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Location: | Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan |
Map: | Japan |
Map Alt: | A map showing Mt. Shinobu's location in Japan, about 300 km north of Tokyo. |
Coordinates: | 37.776°N 140.4743°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
is a 275-meter monadnock located in the center of Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
Mt. Shinobu rises 275 meters from the surrounding flat Fukushima Basin. The mountain has three main peaks: is on the western part of the mountain and is the tallest peak at 275 meters, is in the center and tops out at 260 meters, and is a 268-meter peak in the east. In addition to the three main peaks, there are also the smaller peaks of, which is north of Mt. Kumano and stands at 220 meters, and, which is a 183-meter peak on the southeast of the mountain.[3] [4]
Mt. Shinobu is 2.7 km long from east to west, 1.4 km wide from south to north, and has a circumference of seven kilometers.