are a
mountain range in
Nagano and
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...
prefectures in
Japan. They are also called the and they combine with the
Hida Mountains
The , or , 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 Jap ...
("Northern Alps") and the
Akaishi Mountains
The are a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. It is also called the , as it joins with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Kiso Mountains ("Central Alps") to form the Japane ...
("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the
Japanese Alps
The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage. These mountains had long been exploited by local people for raw m ...
.
Outline
The mountain range consists of
granite. The
Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of
Mount Kisokoma
is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famo ...
.
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 plant
Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. There are many different plant species and taxa that grow as a plant community in these alpine tundra. These include perennial grasses ...
s grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of ''
Leontopodium'' is
endemic around Mount Kisokoma.
Geography
Major peaks
;Foothills
*
Mount Nenjō (念丈岳),
*
Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳),
*Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山),
*Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山),
Rivers
Rivers with
headwaters
The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source.
Definition
The ...
in the Kiso Mountains drain to
Ise Bay
is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . The mouth of the bay is and is connected to the smaller Mikawa Bay by two channels: ...
of the
Pacific Ocean. They include:
*
Kiso River
The is a river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (200 ...
*
Tenryū River
File:Kiso Mountains from Mt.Amidadake.jpg, Kiso Mountains seen from east (Mount Amida
Mount Amida is an mountain in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of ...
)
File:Cyuo-Alps from Kohideyama wt 2002-10-30.jpg, Kiso Mountains seen from west (Mount Kohide)
File:Mount Kisokoma from Mount Sannosawa 1996-09-08.jpg, Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Sannosawa
File:Mount Hoken from Mount Kazakoshi 2010-4-25.jpg, Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Kazakoshi
See also
*
Japanese Alps
The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central Honshu have long been the object of veneration and pilgrimage. These mountains had long been exploited by local people for raw m ...
**
Hida Mountains
The , or , 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 Jap ...
(Northern Alps)
**
Akaishi Mountains
The are a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. It is also called the , as it joins with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Kiso Mountains ("Central Alps") to form the Japane ...
(Southern Alps)
*
List of mountains in Japan
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Japan, ordered by height.
Mountains over 1000 meters
Mountains under 1000 meters
As the generally accepted definition of a mountain (versus a hill) is 1000 m of height and 500 m of pro ...
References
External links
Japan Alps
Mountain ranges of Gifu Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Nagano Prefecture
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