Mount Shiomi

Mount Shiomi
塩見岳
Mount Shiomi seen from Mount Aino
Elevation	3,047 m (9,997 ft) [1]
Location
Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan
Range	Akaishi Mountains
Coordinates	35°34′26″N 138°10′59″E / 35.57389°N 138.18306°E / 35.57389; 138.18306Coordinates: 35°34′26″N 138°10′59″E / 35.57389°N 138.18306°E / 35.57389; 138.18306[1]
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Mt. Shiomi (塩見岳, Shiomi-dake^?) is a mountain located in the centre of the Southern Alps on the border of Shizuoka and Nagano Prefectures.^[2] It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. At 3,047 tall, it is the 16th tallest mountains and hills of Japan. There is the Mountaineering route on the ridge in Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps).

History

• 1902 - Toranosuke Ienaka climbed the top for the Surveying investigation. Afterwards, the Triangulation station was set up in the peak on the west side.
• June 1, 1964 - The region in this mountain was specified for the Minami Alps National Park^[3].
• 1977 - Shiomi Mountain hut was built in the west of the top .

Gallery

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  Shiomi Mountain hut and Mount Shiomi
  (seen from west)

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  Mount Shiomi seen from Mount Eboshi
  (seen from south)

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  Mount Shiomi seen from Mount Kōmori
  (seen from southeast)

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  Mount Shiomi seen from Kogōchi
  (seen from south)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Altitude of the main mountain in Japan (in Nagano prefecture)" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. http://www.gsi.go.jp/KOKUJYOHO/MOUNTAIN/mountain.html. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
2. ^ http://www.docoja.com/dico/geotxtg28.html
3. ^ "Minami Alps National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/minamialps.html. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 

See also

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