Akaishi Mountains

Akaishi Mountains
Akaishi Mountains
Southern Alps ( nam アルプス)
	Akaishi Mountains (Mount KitaandMount Aino); from Mount Komatsu
Highest point
Peak	Mount Kita
Elevation	3,193 m (10,476 ft)
Coordinates	35°40′16″N138°14′31.3″E/ 35.67111°N 138.242028°E
Dimensions
Length	120 km (75 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Naming
Native name	Xích thạch sơn mạch(Japanese)
Geography
	Akaishi Mountains Honshu
Country	Japan
Prefectures	Nagano,YamanashiandShizuoka
Range coordinates	35°40.5′N138°2.6′E/ 35.6750°N 138.0433°E
Parent range	Japanese Alps

TheAkaishi Mountains(Xích thạch sơn mạch,Akaishi Sanmyaku)are amountain rangein centralHonshū,Japan,borderingNagano,YamanashiandShizuokaprefectures. It is also called theSouthern Alps(Nam アルプス,Minami Arupusu),as it joins with theHida Mountains( "Northern Alps" ) and theKiso Mountains( "Central Alps" ) to form theJapanese Alps.

Origin of the name[edit]

There are a lot of red stones( xích thạch Aka-Ishi)around the Akaishi River, atributaryof theŌi Riverin the southern part of Southern Alps. Then it was said that the mountain of red stone came to be calledMount Akaishi.The mountain represents the mountain range and the nameAkaishiis used for the whole range mountain range,Akaishi Mountains.^[1]

Major peaks[edit]

Almost all major peaks of the Akaishi Mountains are inMinami Alps National Parkthat was established on June 1, 1964.^[2] The range is the source of two rivers,Ōi RiverandTenryū River,which flow to thePacific Ocean.

Mountain	Height	Note
Mt. Hō'ō	2,840 m (9,318 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Nokogiri	2,685 m (8,809 ft)	200 Famous
Mt. Kaikoma	2,967 m (9,734 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Senjō	3,033 m (9,951 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Kita	3,193 m (10,476 ft)	the highest mountain in Akaishi Mountains 100 Famous
Mt. Aino	3,190 m (10,466 ft)^[3]	100 Famous
Mt. Nōtori	3,026 m (9,928 ft)	200 Famous
Mt. Shiomi	3,047 m (9,997 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Warusawa	3,141 m (10,305 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Akaishi	3,120 m (10,236 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Hijiri	3,013 m (9,885 ft)	100 Famous
Mt. Tekari	2,591 m (8,501 ft)	100 Famous

Panorama[edit]

Yatsugatakeand Akaishi Mountains fromMt.Utsugidake.

Flora and fauna[edit]

Alpine plants,such asSiberian dwarf pinecan be seen above the tree line.Rock ptarmiganandspotted nutcrackeralso live in the alpine zone.Japanese serowandsika deerlive in the forest belt on the mountain slopes.Callianthemumhondoense(Bắc nhạc thảo,Kitadake-sō)is endemic toMount Kita.

Walter Weston in the Japanese Alps[edit]

EnglishmanWalter Westonintroduced the Western world to the Japanese Alps in his bookMountaineering and Exploring in the Japanese Alps.During his visits to Japan, he climbed Akaishi Mountains. Several monuments in his memory have been set up in several places in theJapanese Alps.

He climbed the following peaks:

1892 Mount Akaishi - The first non-Japanese to climb this mountain
1902 Mount Kita
1903 Mount Kaikoma
1904 Mount Hōō and Mount Senjō

References[edit]

^Name dictionary of Japanese Mountain ( nhật bổn sơn danh từ điển ), Shōbunsya( chiêu văn xã ) in 1992,ISBN 4-385-15403-1,P4
^Minami Alps National Park Archived2011-03-22 at theWayback Machine(home page of theMinistry of the Environment)
^"Tiêu cao trị を cải định する sơn nhạc nhất lãm"(PDF).Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 June 2021.Retrieved11 February2023.

Books[edit]

Mountaineering and Exploring in the Japanese Alps-by Walter Weston (1896)

External links[edit]

Yamanashi Nichinichi Newspaper: Minami Alps website

[1] Name dictionary of Japanese Mountain ( nhật bổn sơn danh từ điển ), Shōbunsya( chiêu văn xã ) in 1992,ISBN 4-385-15403-1,P4

[2] Minami Alps National Park Archived2011-03-22 at theWayback Machine(home page of theMinistry of the Environment)

[gsi2014-3] "Tiêu cao trị を cải định する sơn nhạc nhất lãm"(PDF).Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 29 June 2021.Retrieved11 February2023.

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