Mount Yamato Katsuragi
| Mount Yamato Katsuragi | |
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| 大和葛城山 Yamato Katsuragi-san |
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Mount Yamato Katsuragi from Mount Kongō on the road below Katsuragi Shrine (March 2010).
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 959.2 m (3,147 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°27′22″N 135°40′56″E / 34.456111°N 135.682222°ECoordinates: 34°27′22″N 135°40′56″E / 34.456111°N 135.682222°E |
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| Translation | Yamato Kudzu Castle Mountain (Japanese) |
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 Mount Yamato Katsuragi
Mount Yamato Katsuragi is located between Chihayaakasaka and Gose, Japan
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| Parent range | kaka puls |
Mount Yamato Katsuragi (大和葛城山 Yamato Katsuragi-san?) or simply Mount Katsuragi is a mountain in the Kongō Range straddling the prefectural border between Chihayaakasaka, Osaka and Gose, Nara in Japan. The peak elevation is 959.2 metres (3,147 ft). The mountain is located along the Gose Line of the Kintetsu Railway.
The base of the mountain has many different Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. The mountain is accessible via the Katsuragisan Ropeway on the east side, as well as several different hiking trails on all sides of varying difficulty and length. The summit has a local government-run lodge and campground for those who want to spend the night or rest after ascending Mount Yamato Katsuragi.
Other names for the mountain include Mount Kaina, Mount Kamo, Mount Tenshin, and Shinoga Peak.
Mount Yamato Katsuragi is located within Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park, with a peak elevation of 959.2 metres (3,147 ft). Mount Nijō is about 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) to the north, and Mount Kongō is about 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the south-southwest. It is part of the Kongō Range. Mount Yamato Katsuragi has gently sloping sides which rise from the neighboring Katsuragi Plateau. The mountain was produced by orogenic folding, and is composed of schistose granite overlaid with a shallow layer of sandy and gravelly alluvial soil.
The Kongō Range was formerly known as the Katsuragi Range (葛城山脈 Katsuragi Sanmyaku?) before being renamed to its current title. Mount Yamato Katsuragi has a number of different historical names: Mount Kaina (戒那山 Kaina-san?), Mount Tenshin (天神山 Tenshin-san?), and Mount Kamo (鴨山 Kamoyama?) were all used in ancient Yamato Province. It was known as Shinoga Peak (篠峰 Shinogamine?) in ancient Kawachi Province.
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