Mount Tate

For the peak in the Australian Alps, seeMount Tate (New South Wales).

Mount Tate
Tateyama, lập sơn
Mount Tate (Mount Fuji-no-Oritate, Mount Oonanji, Mount O) and Mikuri Pond
Highest point
Elevation	3,015 m (9,892 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates	36°34′33″N137°37′11″E
Naming
English translation	Standing Mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
Mount Tate Location in Japan
Location	Toyama Prefecture,Japan
Parent range	Hida Mountains
Topo map	Geospatial Information Authority25000:1 kiếm nhạc 50000:1 lập sơn
Climbing
First ascent	Saeki no Ariyori c. 8th century AD

Mount Tate(Lập sơn,Tate-yama,IPA:[tateꜜjama]),also known asTateyama,is amountainlocated in the southeastern area ofToyama Prefecture,Japan.It is one of the tallest mountains in theHida Mountainsat 3,015 m (9,892 ft) and one of Japan'sThree Holy Mountains(Tam linh sơn,Sanreizan)along withMount FujiandMount Haku.Tateyama consists of three peaks: Ōnanjiyama ( đại nhữ sơn, 3,015 m), Oyama ( hùng sơn, 3,003 m), and Fuji-no-Oritate, ( phú sĩ ノ chiết lập, 2,999m)which form aridgeline. Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range ( lập sơn liền phong, Tateyama-renpō).

TheOyama Shrineis located on Oyama Peak.

Mount Tate was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori, during Japan'sAsuka period.The area was incorporated into theChūbu-Sangaku National Parkon 4 December 1934.

Name

Thekanjiname for the mountain is lập sơn,Tateyamain Japanese, which means "standing ( lập ) or outstanding ( hiển )" and "mountain ( sơn )," respectively. TheToyamaPrefectural Government uses the name Mount Tateyama as an official translation of the Japanese mountain.

Geology

The mountain is primarily composed ofgraniteandgneiss.However, located along the ridge andplateau,about 2 km (1.2 mi) west of the summit, there is a smallandesite-dacitestratovolcano.This volcano has an elevation of 2,621 m (8,599 ft) and has minoreruptions,the latest occurring in 1961.

Geography

Location

Tateyama is located in southeasternToyamaPrefecture. At the base of the mountain is the town ofTateyamawhich is accessible by train from the prefecture's capital city,Toyama.Public transportationtakes climbers and tourists as far as theMurodo Plateau Stationat an elevation of 2,450 m (8,038 ft), where individuals may climb to thepeakon foot. This location allows for the formation of snow and its accumulation, formingglaciers.These are the only glaciers identified in Japan so far.

Nearby mountains

Mount Tate, Mount Bessan and Mount Tsurugi seen fromMount Kashimayariat sunset

Image	Mountain	Elevation	Distanceand direction from the Top	Note
	Mount Tsurugi Kiếm nhạc	2,999 m (9,839 ft)	5.3 km (3.3 mi) North	100 Japanese Mountains
	Mount Bessan Đừng sơn	2,880 m (9,449 ft)	2.4 km (1.5 mi) North
	Mount Tate Lập sơn	3,015 m (9,892 ft)	0 km (0.0 mi)	100 Famous Japanese Mountains the tallest mountain inToyama Prefecture
	Mount Ryūō Long Vương nhạc	2,872 m (9,423 ft)	1.7 km (1.1 mi) Southwest
	Mount Harinoki Châm ノ mộc nhạc	2,820.60 m (9,254 ft)	7.2 km (4.5 mi) Southeast	200 Japanese Mountains
	Mount Akaushi Xích ngưu nhạc	2,864.23 m (9,397 ft)	12.8 km (8.0 mi) South	200 Japanese Mountains
	Mount Yakushi Dược sư nhạc	2,926.01 m (9,600 ft)	13.7 km (8.5 mi) Southwest	100 Japanese Mountains

Rivers

Mount Tate is the source of tworivers,both flowing to theSea of Japan.

• Hayatsuki River
• Tsurugi Sawa,tributariesof theKurobe River

Scenery of Tateyama

• 
  Tateyama from Higashi-Ichinokoshi
• 
  Tateyama fromMount Bessan
• 
  Tateyama andMount Tsurugifrom Mount Jii
• 
  Tateyama and Mount Tsurugi from Mount Asahi

External links

• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website

See also

• Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
• Japanese Alps
• List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
• List of three-thousanders in Japan
• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
• Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Works Service Train
• Tateyama, Toyama
• Tateyama Station (Toyama)
• Murodō Station
• Kurobe Dam
• Midagahara
• Murodō
• Tourism in Japan