Mount Oizuru

Mount Oizuru
笈ヶ岳
Mount Oizuru
Highest point
Elevation	1,841 m (6,040 ft)
Coordinates	36°17′55″N 136°47′32″E / 36.29861°N 136.79222°ECoordinates: 36°17′55″N 136°47′32″E / 36.29861°N 136.79222°E
Geography
Mount Oizuru Location in Japan
Location	Gifu Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture Toyama Prefecture Japan
Parent range	Ryōhaku Mountains
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 白山, 50000:1 白山
Climbing
First ascent	Prior to 1518

Mount Oizuru (笈ヶ岳 Oizuru-ga-take) is located on the borders of Gifu, Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in Japan. It is in the northern area of Hakusan National Park and is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains.

Geography

Mount Oizuru, at 1,841 m (6,040 ft), is the tallest mountain in the northern part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. Just north of the mountain is Mount Ōgasa (大笠山 Ōgasa-yama), which is slightly shorter at 1,821 m (5,974 ft). There are three triangulation stations on the mountain's thin peak.

History

Taichō is said to have first scaled the mountain in the early eighth century.

Gallery

Mount Oizuru seen from Mount Mae-Oizuru

Mount Oizuru seen from Mount Senniniwaya

Mount Oizuru and Mount Ōgasa seen from Mount Sanpōiwa

References

See also

• Hakusan National Park
• Ryōhaku Mountains
• Taichō