Mount Kisokoma

Mount Kisokoma
木曽駒ヶ岳
Mount Kisokoma from Mount Utsugi
Elevation	2,956 m (9,698 ft)
Location
Location	Kiso District and Kamiina, Nagano Prefecture Japan
Range	Kiso Mountains
Coordinates	35°47′22″N 137°48′16″E / 35.78944°N 137.80444°E / 35.78944; 137.80444Coordinates: 35°47′22″N 137°48′16″E / 35.78944°N 137.80444°E / 35.78944; 137.80444
Climbing
Easiest route	Komagatake Ropeway

Mount Kisokoma (木曽駒ヶ岳, Kisokoma-ga-take^?) is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 2,956 m (9,698 ft) tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just shortened to Kisokoma. Alternative kanji for the name are 木曾駒ヶ岳 (Kisokoma-ga-take).

Geography

Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium in Mount Kisokoma

The Ina Valley is located between the "two Koma Mountains." Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western of the two mountains, while Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern one. The mountain consists of Granite. The upper part of the mountain range is the Tree line, and a lot of Alpine plant grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is the Endemism around Mount Kisokoma. It is called Leontopodium shinanense (駒ウスユキソウ, Koma-Usuyukisō^?) in Japanese. Also, Siberian Dwarf Pine can be seen around the top of the mountain.

The Komagatake Ropeway will take hikers from the base of the mountain up the Senjōjiki Col, a large cirque located 2,650 m (8,694 ft) above sea level, leaving just the last few hundreds meters of the mountain to be scaled.

Rivers that become source

The following rivers that become the sources flows to the Ise Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

• Name River, Shōzawa River (Tributary of Kiso River)
• Odagiri River, Ōtagiri River (Tributary of Tenryū River)

Mountaineering and Lodgings

There is the Komagatake Ropeway in the east side of Mount Kisokoma.^[1] A lot of tourists and hiker visit the station on the top. There are five mountain huts and one hotel located on the mountain. The hotel is named "Hotel Senjōjiki," after the cirque on the mountain. There is one campground near the lodge between Mount Kisokoma and Mount Naka. There are a lot of mountain climbing trails in the surrounding.^[2]

Scenery of Mount Kisokoma

Kiso Mountains and Mountain hut and campground seen from east (Mount Naka)	Mount Kisokoma seen from west (Mount Mugikusa) spring	Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken and Autumn leaf color seen from north (Mount Shōgigashira) autumn	Senjōjiki Curl at Mount Hōken summer

See also

• Kiso Mountains
• Komagatake Ropeway
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains

References

1. ^ "Central Alps Komagatake Ropeway & Bus Services". Chuo Alps Kanko. http://www.chuo-alps.com/en/ropeway.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "Mountains information" (in Japanese). Komagane Tourist Association. http://www.kankou-komagane.com/tree5/mountains.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.