Mount Hijiri

Mount Hijiri
聖岳
Mount Hijiri from Mount Yanbushi
Elevation	3,013 m (9,885 ft)
Listing	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Location
Mount Hijiri Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Iida, Nagano Prefecture Japan
Range	Akaishi Mountains
Coordinates	35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E / 35.42278°N 138.13972°E / 35.42278; 138.13972Coordinates: 35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E / 35.42278°N 138.13972°E / 35.42278; 138.13972
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

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.

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

Gallery

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

• Akaishi Mountains
• Minami Alps National Park
• List of mountains in Japan
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
• Three-thousanders (in Japan)

References

1. ^ "北岳 [Mount Kita]" (in Japanese). Yamanashi NichiNichi Newspaper on Minami Alps Net. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5mIhMVmqg. Retrieved December 25, 2009. 
2. ^ "Minami Alps National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/minamialps.html. Retrieved 2011-05-11.