The are a mountain range spanning Gifu, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui and Shiga prefectures in Japan. It is divided into the Kaetsu Mountains (加越山地 ''Kaetsu Sanchi''), whose major peak is Mount Haku, and the Etsumi Mountains (越美山地 ''Etsumi Sanchi''), whose major peak is Mount Nōgōhaku. The range derives its name from the two major peaks, which both have "haku" in their names.Gifu Neogawa: Sawayaka Shizen Hyakkei
NHK. Accessed May 17, 2008. Most of the Ryōhaku Mountains are within

Hakusan National Park is a national park in the Chūbu region of Honshū, Japan. Established in 1962, it spans the borders of Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, and Toyama prefectures. Its main geographical feature is Mount Haku. In 1980 an area of 480 km² corresponding to ...

.Hakusan National Park
. Ministry of the Environment (Japan).

Major peaks

Kaetsu Mountains

Mount Ōgasa Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(大笠山), *

Mount Oizuru is located on the borders of Gifu Prefecture, Gifu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Ishikawa and Toyama Prefecture, Toyama prefectures in Japan. It is in the northern area of Hakusan National Park and is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. Geography Mount Oi ...

(笈ヶ岳), *

Mount Sanpōiwa Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(三方岩岳), *

Mount Nodanishōji Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(野谷荘司山), * Mount Haku (白山), *

Mount Bessan is located on the border of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of . There are two triangulation stations at the top of the mountain. Mount Haku can be seen from the north. Bessan Shrine (別� ...

(別山), *

Mount Sannomine is located on the border of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of . History Mount Haku has been climbed for religious purposes for centuries. One popular hiking route from the Gifu Prefectur ...

(三ノ峰), *

Mount Dainichi is a mountain located in the cities of Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and has a height of . The rain that falls on the mountain flows into three rivers: the Nagara River, the Shō River and th ...

(大日ヶ岳),

Etsumi Mountains

Mount Heike Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(平家岳), * Mount Nōgōhaku (能郷白山), * Mount Byōbu (屏風山), * Mount Kanmuri (冠山), *

Mount Sanshū Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

(三周ヶ岳), * Mount Mikuni (三国山),

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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 {{shiga-geo-stub

Major peaks

Kaetsu Mountains

Etsumi Mountains

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