Mount Ena

Mount Ena
恵那山
Highest point
Elevation	2,191 m (7,188 ft)
Coordinates	35°26′35″N 137°35′49″E / 35.44306°N 137.59694°ECoordinates: 35°26′35″N 137°35′49″E / 35.44306°N 137.59694°E
Geography
Mount Ena Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture Achi, Nagano Prefecture Japan
Parent range	Kiso Mountains

Mount Ena (恵那山 Ena-san) is a mountain peak of the Kiso Mountains range in the Chūbu region of Japan.

Geography

Mount Ena is 2,191 m (7,188 ft) in elevation.^[1] It is located on the border between Nakatsugawa in Gifu Prefecture, and Achi in Nagano Prefecture.

The mountain is on the list of landmark "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." The Kiso Mountains are the "Central Alps" of the scenic Japanese Alps group, located on central Honshu.

Ascents

Hiking routes

There are four hiking routes to the summit of Mount Ena, and are the:

• Kuroisawa Route (黒井沢ルート)
• Misaka Pass Route (神坂峠ルート)
• Hirogawara Route (広河原ルート)
• Maemiya Route (前宮ルート)

Summit views

The Japanese Alps ranges, Mount Ontake, Mount Haku, and part of Mount Fuji can be seen from the summit of Mount Ena.

• 
  Relief Map
• 
  The Kiso Mountains—Central Alps
• 
  Mount Ontake and Mount Norikura

See also

• Kiso Mountains
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
• Before the Dawn — novel by Tōson Shimazaki.

References

1. Mount Ena Outdoor Information. (Japanese) Take-net. Retrieved June 27, 2008.

External links

• Enasan.net