Hida Mountains
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The Template:Nihongo, or Template:Nihongo, is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture. William Gowland coined the phrase "Japanese Alps" during his time in Japan, but he was only referring to the Hida Mountains when he used that name. The Kiso and Akaishi mountains received the name in the ensuing years.
GeographyEdit
The layout of the Hida Mountains forms a large Y-shape. The southern peaks are the lower portion of the Y-shape, with the northern peaks forming two parallel bands separated by a deep V-shaped valley. It is one of the steepest V-shaped valleys in Japan. The Kurobe Dam, Japan's largest dam, is an arch dam located in the Kurobe Valley in the central area of the mountains. The western arm of mountains, also known as the Tateyama Peaks (立山連峰 Tateyama Renpō), are dominated by Mount Tsurugi and Mount Tate. The eastern arm, known as the Ushiro Tateyama Peaks (後立山連峰 Ushiro Tateyama Renpō), are dominated by Mount Shirouma and Mount Kashimayari.
GlaciersEdit
Although it was originally thought that no glaciers existed in East Asia south of Kamchatka, recent research has shown that three small glaciers still survive in Mount Tsurugi and Mount Tate owing to the extremely wet climate of the Hokuriku region allowing for very heavy snowfalls on the high peaks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Major peaksEdit
- Mount Shirouma, Template:Convert
- Mount Kashimayari, Template:Convert
- Mount Tate, Template:Convert
- Mount Tsubakuro, Template:Convert
- Mount Tsurugi, Template:Convert
- Mount Noguchigoro, Template:Convert
- Mount Yari, Template:Convert
- Mount Hotaka, Template:Convert
- Mount Norikura, Template:Convert
GalleryEdit
- YariKamikohchi.jpg
South half part of Hida Mountains
- Shiroumatake-tateyamarenpoh.JPG
Mount Tateyama
- Yari-Hotaka-Renpoh 02.jpg
Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka
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Mount Nishihotaka from Nishihotaka-guchi Station
- Hida Mountains from Mount Kurai 2005-03-21.JPG
South half part seen from Mount Kurai
See alsoEdit
- Japanese Alps
- Kiso Mountains (Central Alps)
- Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)
- List of mountains in Japan
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
- Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- North Alps Broad Band Network Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
- Northern Alps Lodging Cooperative Template:In lang
- Northern Alps Information for Gifu Prefecture Template:In lang
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