Hida Mountains

Hida Mountains
Nishihotaka-dake
Highest peak	Okuhotaka-dake ( 3190  m )
location	Japan
part of	Japanese Alps
Coordinates	36 ° 30 ′  N , 137 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 30 ′  N , 137 ° 36 ′  E

Shirouma-dake

Okuhotaka-dake, from Kamikochi

The Hida Mountains ( Japanese 飛 騨 山脈 , Hida-sanmyaku ) also called the Japanese "Northern Alps" ( 北 ア ル プ ス , Kita Arupusu for English Alps ), is a mountain range in Japan that stretches over the prefectures of Nagano , Toyama and Gifu . Together with the Kiso Mountains (Central Alps) and the Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps), it forms the Japanese Alps . The Chūbu Sangaku National Park stretches across the mountains .

Important mountains

• Hotaka-dake (3190 m)
• Shirouma-dake (2932 m)
• Yari-ga-take (3,180 m)
• Nogushigōro-dake (2924 m)
• Kashimayari-ga-take (2889 m)
• Norikura-dake (3026 m)

The Ontake-san (3067 m) is also partly included.

See also

• List of mountains or elevations in Japan
• Japanese Alps
• Kiso Mountains (Central Alps)
• Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)

Web links

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