Mount Hijiri

Mount Hijiri (聖岳, Hijiri-dake) is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in both Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture and Iida, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 3,013 m (9,885 ft) tall and part of the Akaishi Mountains.[1] It is the mountain in Minami Alps National Park located in the south most.[2] It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." There are several mountain climbing trails and Mountain hut around the mountain. There is the Hijiri-Daira hut in the Mountain pass in the south.

Mount Hijiri
聖岳
Mount Hijiri from Mount Yanbushi
Highest point
Elevation3,013 m (9,885 ft)
Listing100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E 
Geography
Parent rangeAkaishi Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Animal and Alpine plant

A lot of alpine plants and Rock Ptarmigan are seen in the upper alpine region. Sika Deer is seen in the hillside.
Silene
seen around Mount Ko-Hijiri		 Primula
seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira		 Rock Ptarmigan and
Siberian Dwarf Pine		 Sika Deer
seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira
Mount Hijiri
seen from Mount Minami		 Mount Hijiri
seen from Hujiri-Daira		 Mount Akaishi
seen from Mount Hijiri		 Mount Oku-Hijiri and Mount Fuji
seen from Mount Hijiri

See also

References
  1. 北岳 [Mount Kita] (in Japanese). Yamanashi NichiNichi Newspaper on Minami Alps Net. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  2. "Minami Alps National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-05-11.



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