Mount Shisuniwa

Mount Shisuniwa
四寸岩山
Mount Shisuniwa from Mount Ōtenjō (May 2009)
Highest point
Elevation 1,235.6 m (4,054 ft)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 34°19′15″N 135°54′35″E / 34.32083°N 135.90972°E / 34.32083; 135.90972
Naming
Pronunciation [ɕisɯɲiɰasaɴ]
Geography
Location Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan
Parent range Ōmine Mountain Range

Mount Shisuniwa (四寸岩山, Shisuniwa-san) is a 1,235.6 m (4,054 ft) mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi.

Shisuniwa literally means ‘the rock of four “sun” (=13 cm)’. The other names of this mountain are, Mount Yonsun (Yonsuniwa-san) and Mount Moriya (Moriya-dake).

Route

There are two major routes to the top of this mountain. The most popular route is from Yoshinoyama Station, and it takes four hours and 50 minutes to the top. The other route from Dorokawa, Kawakami via Mount Ōtenjō and it takes five hours 40 minutes.

Access

  • Yoshinoyama Station of Yoshino Ohmine ke-buru Ropeway
  • Dorokawa Bus Stop of Nara Kotsu

References

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