The are a mountain range spanning
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 ...
,
Toyama
Toyama may refer to:
Places and organizations
* Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island
* Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture
* Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...
,
Ishikawa,
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
and
Shiga
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Pr ...
prefectures in
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 Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is divided into the Kaetsu Mountains (加越山地 ''Kaetsu Sanchi''), whose major peak is
Mount Haku
, or Mount Hakusan (commonly referred to as simply Hakusan), is a dormant stratovolcano in Japan. It is located on the borders of Gifu and Ishikawa, on the island of Honshu. Mount Haku is thought to have first been active 300,000 to 400,000 yea ...
, and the Etsumi Mountains (越美山地 ''Etsumi Sanchi''), whose major peak is
Mount Nōgōhaku
is located on the borders of Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and serves as the drainage divide between the Pacific Ocean and the Japan Sea. There is one triangulation station at the top of the mounta ...
. The range derives its name from the two major peaks, which both have "haku" in their names.
[Gifu Neogawa: Sawayaka Shizen Hyakkei](_blank)
NHK. Accessed May 17, 2008. Most of the Ryōhaku Mountains are within
Hakusan National Park.
Hakusan National Park
. Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
The is a Cabinet-level ministry of the government of Japan responsible for global environmental conservation, pollution control, and nature conservation. The ministry was formed in 2001 from the sub-cabinet level Environmental Agency establishe ...
.
Major peaks
Kaetsu Mountains
* Mount Ōgasa (大笠山),
* Mount Oizuru (笈ヶ岳),
* Mount Sanpōiwa (三方岩岳),
* Mount Nodanishōji (野谷荘司山),
* Mount Haku
, or Mount Hakusan (commonly referred to as simply Hakusan), is a dormant stratovolcano in Japan. It is located on the borders of Gifu and Ishikawa, on the island of Honshu. Mount Haku is thought to have first been active 300,000 to 400,000 yea ...
(白山),
* Mount Bessan (別山),
* Mount Sannomine (三ノ峰),
* Mount Dainichi (大日ヶ岳),
Etsumi Mountains
* Mount Heike (平家岳),
* Mount Nōgōhaku
is located on the borders of Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and serves as the drainage divide between the Pacific Ocean and the Japan Sea. There is one triangulation station at the top of the mounta ...
(能郷白山),
* Mount Byōbu (屏風山),
* Mount Kanmuri (冠山),
* Mount Sanshū (三周ヶ岳),
* Mount Mikuni (三国山),
See also
* Geography of Japan
Japan is an archipelagic country comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago over along the Pacific coast of East Asia. It consists of 6,852 islands. The five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa. There are 6,847 remote i ...
* Hakusan National Park
References
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( Mt.Haku )
( Mt.Nōgōhaku )
Mountain ranges of Gifu Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Toyama Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Ishikawa Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Fukui Prefecture
Mountain ranges of Shiga Prefecture
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