Kiso Mountains

Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Template:Nihongo are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the Template:Nihongo and they combine with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the Japanese Alps.

Outline

The mountain range consists of granite. The Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of Mount Kisokoma.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A lot of tourists visit the station on the top. The upper part of the mountain range is the tree line, and a lot of alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is endemic around Mount Kisokoma.

Geography

Major peaks

No.	Image	Mountain	Height	Note	Japanese
1	File:Kyougatake cyuuou Alps 2009-4-30.jpg	Mount Kyō	Template:Convert	200 famous	経ヶ岳
2	File:Chausudake and shougigashirayama from kisokoma 2008 9 9.jpg	Mount Shōgikashira	Template:Convert		将棊頭山
3	File:Kisokomagatake from mugikusadake 25 2007 4 29.jpg	Mount Kisokoma	Template:Convert	highest in Kiso Mountains 100 famous	木曽駒ヶ岳
4	File:Hokendake from Senjojiki 1996-9-8.jpg	Mount Hōken	Template:Convert	Senjōjiki Cirque	宝剣岳
5	File:Mount Sannosawa from Mount Hoken 1996-09-08.jpg	Mount Sannosawa	Template:Convert		三ノ沢岳
6	File:Gthumb.svg	Mount Hinokio	Template:Convert		檜尾岳
7	File:Gthumb.svg	Mount Kumasawa	Template:Convert		熊沢岳
8	File:Utsugidake from Komaishi 2001-8-28.jpg	Mount Utsugi	Template:Convert	100 famous	空木岳
9	File:Minamikomagatake from Kosumoyama 2008-9-23.jpg	Mount Minamikoma	Template:Convert	200 famous	南駒ヶ岳
10	File:Kosumoyama from Sengairei 1995-8-16.jpg	Mount Kosumo	Template:Convert	300 famous	越百山
11	File:Okunenjodake from Nenjodake 2010-10-11.JPG	Mount Okunenjō	Template:Convert		奥念丈岳
12	File:Anpeijiyama from Minamikosumoyama 2008-9-23.jpg	Mount Ampeiji	Template:Convert	200 famous	安平路山
13	File:Surikogiyama from Nagisodake 2001-12-9.jpg	Mount Surikogi	Template:Convert		摺古木山
14	File:Enasan from north 2010-9-17.JPG	Mount Ena	Template:Convert	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	恵那山
15	File:OokawairiyamaFromUmanose.jpg	Mount Ōkawairi	Template:Convert		大川入山

Foothills

• Mount Nenjō (念丈岳), Template:Convert
• Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳), Template:Convert
• Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山), Template:Convert
• Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山), Template:Convert

Rivers

Rivers with headwaters in the Kiso Mountains drain to Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean. They include:

• Kiso River
• Tenryū River

• Scenery of Kiso Mountains
• Kiso Mountains from Mt.Amidadake.jpg

  Kiso Mountains seen from east (Mount Amida)

• Cyuo-Alps from Kohideyama wt 2002-10-30.jpg

  Kiso Mountains seen from west (Mount Kohide)

• Mount Kisokoma from Mount Sannosawa 1996-09-08.jpg

  Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Sannosawa

• Mount Hoken from Mount Kazakoshi 2010-4-25.jpg

  Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Kazakoshi

See also

• Japanese Alps
  • Hida Mountains (Northern Alps)
  • Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)
• List of mountains in Japan

External links

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