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Mount Kita

Mount Kita
北岳
Mount Kita from Mount Nakashirane 2001-10-03.JPG
Mount Kita viewed from Mount Nakashirane
Highest point
Elevation 3,193 m (10,476 ft) 
Prominence 2,239 m (7,346 ft) 
Listing 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Ultra
Coordinates 35°40′27″N 138°14′12″E / 35.67417°N 138.23667°E / 35.67417; 138.23667Coordinates: 35°40′27″N 138°14′12″E / 35.67417°N 138.23667°E / 35.67417; 138.23667
Naming
Translation northern peak (Japanese)
Pronunciation [kitadake]
Geography
Mount Kita is located in Japan
Mount Kita
Mount Kita
Japan
Location Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Parent range Akaishi Mountains
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院 Kokudochiriin?) 25000:1 仙丈ヶ岳, 50000:1 市野瀬
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Mount Kita (北岳 Kita-dake?) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains−"Southern Alps" (南アルプス Minami-Arupusu), in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

It is the second tallest mountain in Japan, after Mount Fuji, and is known as "the Leader of the Southern Alps". It is included in the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is located in Minami Alps National Park, near the city of Minami-Alps.

The Kitadake Buttress (北岳バットレス Kita-dake Battoresu?) is a 600 m (1,969 ft) tall rock face on the eastern side of the mountain.

Alpine plants grow abundantly, especially on the mountain's southeastern slope along the route to Mount Nakashirane (中白峰山 Nakashirane-san?) and along the Kusasuberi (草すべり kusasuberi?) and Migimata (右俣 migimata?) courses along Shiraneo Pond (白根御池 Shiraneo-ike?) on the mountain's northern side. Large clusters of plants can be seen from huts near the top. The species Callianthemum hondoense (キタダケソウ kitadakesō?) is endemic to this mountain.


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