Mount Tate

Mount Tate
立山
Mount Tate (Mt. Fuji-no-Oritate, Mt. Oonanji, Mt. 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″N 137°37′11″E / 36.57583°N 137.61972°E / 36.57583; 137.61972Coordinates: 36°34′33″N 137°37′11″E / 36.57583°N 137.61972°E / 36.57583; 137.61972
Naming
Translation	Standing Mountain (Japanese)
Geography
Mount Tate Location in Japan
Location	Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Hida Mountains
Topo map	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 剱岳 50000:1 立山
Climbing
First ascent	Saeki no Ariyori ca. 8th century

Mount Tate (立山, Tate-yama^?, IPA: [tate]) (commonly referred to as simply Tateyama) is located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 3,015 m (9,892 ft) and, along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan^?). Strictly speaking, Tateyama itself is the popular term for the mountain comprising of the three peaks, Ōnanjiyama (大汝山, 3,015m), Oyama (雄山, 3,003m), and Fuji-no-Oritateyama (富士ノ折立, 2,999m), and does not exist as a single peak. Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range (立山連峰, Tateyama-renpō).

The climbing season for Tateyama is from April until November. It was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori during Japan's Asuka period. The area was designated the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.

The kanji for the mountain (立山 Tateyama), which is called Tateyama in Japanese, mean "standing 立 or outstanding 顕" and "mountain", respectively. The pronunciation of tate is two syllables similar to tah-tei rather than gate. The Toyama Prefectural Government uses the name Mount Tateyama as an official translation of the Japanese mountain (although it is redundant, "Mount Mount Tate") because it shares its name with the neighboring town of Tateyama. English-speaking locals tend to use the Japanese name Tateyama when referring to the mountain.