Mount Kasa

Mount Kasa
笠ヶ岳

Mount Kasa from Mount Yari
Highest point
Elevation 2,897.48 m (9,506.2 ft)[1]
Listing List of mountains in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates 36°18′55″N 137°37′00″E / 36.31528°N 137.61667°E / 36.31528; 137.61667Coordinates: 36°18′55″N 137°37′00″E / 36.31528°N 137.61667°E / 36.31528; 137.61667[2]
Naming
Pronunciation [kasaɡatake]
Geography
Parent range Hida Mountains
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 笠ヶ岳[2]
50000:1 上高地
Climbing
First ascent 1683(Enkū)
Easiest route Hike

Mount Kasa (笠ヶ岳 Kasa-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,897 m (9,505 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[3] The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name.[4] There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.

History

Mountaineering

Main ascent routes

Hida Mountains and Mountain hut (Kasa Mountain Cottage) from the top

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.[10][11]

Kasa-shin-dō
Shin-Hotaka Onsen(新穂高温泉) – Mount Nukedo – Kasa Mountain Cottage – Mount Kasa
Valley Kuriya
Nakao-Kōgen-guchi(中尾高原口) – Valley Kuriya – Mount Kasa
Traverses Route of Northern Japanese Alps(Hida Mountains) from north side
Mount Sugoroku – Mount Yumiori – Mount Nukedo – Kasa Mountain Cottage – Mount Kasa

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Kasa.[11] Around Shin-Hotaka-Onsen, there are many hot spring (Onsen) to take the tiredness and to relax.

Geography

Alpine plant(Trollius japonicus シナノキンバイ ) in Shakushi-daira around Mount Kasa

It is the mountain that consists chiefly of the Porphyry (geology).[4] The higher region than Shakushi-daira(杓子平) are the forest limit of Siberian Dwarf Pine belt, and the place that Alpine plant grows naturally and Rock Ptarmigan live.

Nearby mountains

Mount Kasa is on the subridge (from Mount Sugoroku) of the main ridge line in the southern part of the Hida Mountains.[10] There are Mount Shakujō and Mount Ōkibanotsuji on the southern ridge.

Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka from Mount Kasa before the sunrise
Image Mountain Elevation Distance
from the Top
Note
Mt. Yari
槍ヶ岳
3,180 m (10,433 ft) 9.2 km (5.7 mi) 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Mt. Kasa
笠ヶ岳
2,897 m (9,505 ft) 0 km (0.0 mi) 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Mt. Shakujō
錫杖岳
2,168 m (7,113 ft) 3.8 km (2 mi) Rock climbing on the rock peak
Mt. Hotaka
穂高岳
3,190 m (10,466 ft) 9.2 km (6 mi) Tallest mountain in Hida Mountains
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Mt. Haku
白山
2,702 m (8,865 ft) 72.3 km (44.9 mi) Tallest mountain in Ishikawa Prefecture
100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Rivers

The mountain is the source of the following rivers, each of which flows to the Sea of Japan.[11]

References

  1. "Information inspection service of the Triangulation station". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地-笠ヶ岳). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Map inspection service". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地-笠ヶ岳). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain(日本山名辞典)". Sanseido,ISBN 4-385-15403-1,p122. 1992.
  5. 1 2 "1000 Japanese Mountains". YAMA-KEI Publishers,ISBN 4-635-09025-6. 1992.
  6. "Mountaineeraing and exploration in Japanese alps, (in 1896 by Walter Weston)" (new ed.). translated into Japanese (日本アルプスの登山と探検),Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-00-334741-2. 2005.
  7. "The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps". Tokyo Shimbun, ISBN 4-8083-0374-4. 1997.
  8. "100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery". Hukurōsha, ISBN 978-4-89806-276-0. 2007.
  9. "New Flowers of the 100 Mountains (新・花の百名山)". Bunsyunbunko, by Sumie Tanaka, ISBN 4-16-731304-9. 1995.
  10. 1 2 "Alpen guide Kamikōchi,Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド)". YAMA-KEI Publishers,ISBN 4-635-01319-7. 2000.
  11. 1 2 3 "Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi (山と高原地図)". Shobunsha Publications,ISBN 978-4-398-75717-3. 2010.

See also

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