Mount Suisho | |
Other Name: | Mount Kuro, 水晶岳 |
Elevation M: | 2986 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Map: | Japan |
Map Size: | 280 |
Listing: | List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
Translation: | Crystle Mountain |
Language: | Japanese |
Location: | Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
Range: | Hida Mountains |
Coordinates: | 36.4264°N 137.6028°W |
, also known as, is a mountain in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is designated as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2]
Mount Suisho is the highest mountain in the Toyama and Kurobe River area. It is the 23rd highest mountain in Japan.[3]
It is named "Mount Suisho" (crystal mountain) after the large crystals that have come from the mountain. As the mountain looks black, it is also named "Mount Kuro" or "Black Mountain".[4]