Mount Shirouma

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Mount Shirouma
白馬岳

Mount Shirouma and the Mountain hut
Elevation 2,932.24 m (9,620 ft)[1]
Listing 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
List of mountains in Japan
Location
Location Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture and Kurobe, Toyama, Toyama Prefecture,
Japan
Range Hida Mountains
Coordinates 36°45′31″N 137°45′31″E / 36.75861°N 137.75861°E / 36.75861; 137.75861Coordinates: 36°45′31″N 137°45′31″E / 36.75861°N 137.75861°E / 36.75861; 137.75861[2]
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 白馬岳[1]
50000:1 白馬岳

Mt. Shirouma (白馬岳 Shirouma-dake) is the 26th-tallest mountain in Japan. At 2,932 meters, it is the highest peak in the Hakuba section of the Hida Mountains, and one of the top "to climb" peaks for Japanese hikers. It is also one of the few peaks in Japan with year-round snow fields (Firn), in the Shirouma Dai Sekkei, or Shirouma deep-snow gorge (白馬大雪渓). Located in the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park,[3] it is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. Alpine plants are also abundant on Shirouma in the summer.[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Map inspection service of 25000:1 白馬岳(富山)" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 16, 2010. 
  2. "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Nagano)" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 16, 2010. 
  3. "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Retrieved December 16, 2010. 
  4. "New 100 Famous Mountains with Flower(新・花の百名山)". Sumie Tanaka (in Japanese). Bunsyunbunko, ISBN 4-16-731304-9. 1995. 

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