Mount Misumi (Tottori Prefecture)

Mount Misumi
Mount Tokin, Mount Tokkin

View of Mount Misumi from a bridge over the Sendai River.
Highest point
Elevation 516 m (1,693 ft) [1]
Coordinates 35°20′17.2″N 134°13′8.5″E / 35.338111°N 134.219028°E / 35.338111; 134.219028Coordinates: 35°20′17.2″N 134°13′8.5″E / 35.338111°N 134.219028°E / 35.338111; 134.219028 
Naming
Native name 三角山, 頭巾山, 襟巾山
Geography
Mount Misumi
Parent range Chūgoku Mountains

Mount Misumi (三角山, Misumi-yama), also known as Mount Tokin (頭巾山, Tokin-yama) or Mount Tokkin (襟巾山, Tokkin-zan), is a mountain in Tottori (formerly Mochigase), Tottori Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is one of the 100 Famous Mountains of Chūgoku and stands 516 metres (1,693 ft) tall.[1] Misumi Shrine is found at the base of the mountain. The main hall of the shrine is a designated cultural asset of the city of Tottori.

References

  1. 1 2 3 鳥取県大百科事典 [The Big Tottori Prefecture Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). New Nihonkai Shimbun. November 1984. pp. 915–916.
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