Mount_Kaikoma
Mount Kaikoma
Mountain in Japan
Mount Kaikoma (甲斐駒ヶ岳, Kaikoma-ga-take) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains, located on the border of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Ina in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.
| Mount Kaikoma | |
|---|---|
| 甲斐駒ヶ岳 | |
Mount Kaikoma from Mount Kurisawa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,967 m (9,734 ft) |
| Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 35°45′28″N 138°14′12″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Parent range | Akaishi Mountains |
The peak is 2,967 m (9,734 ft) in elevation.[1] Mount Kaikoma is protected within Minami Alps National Park.[2] It is one of the landmark "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."
Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern of the two mountains, while Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western one. The top of the mountain appears white, because of the many white granite rock outcrops at the top of the mountain
Features
Mount Kaikoma is one of the centers of Japanese Shugendo in the region.
There are 18 or more mountains in Japan that are referred to as the "Komagatake (Koma Mountains)" (駒ヶ岳 Koma-ga-take). Mount Kaikoma is the tallest of them all, just beating out neighboring Mount Kisokoma by 11 m (36 ft).
The Ina Valley is located between Mount Kaikoma and Mount Kisokoma.[1] Marishiten peak (摩利支天) is to the southeast.
Rivers
Rivers with headwaters on Mount Kaikoma include:
- a tributary of Fuji River
- a tributary of Tenryū River
Routes
The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Kitazawa Pass on Minami Alps Gravel Road. It takes four and half hours from the pass to the top.
The other major route is a traditional one on Kuroto-One, it takes eight hours to the top.
Mountain hut and campsite
There are mountain huts on Mount Kaikoma, that are opened during the mountain climbing season. There also are some specified campsites. A large one around "Kitazawa-Tōge (北沢峠)" is used as base camp for climbing Mount Kaikoma and Mount Senjō.
It is on the main ridge line in the northern part of the Akaishi Mountains.
| Image | Mountain | Japanese | Elevation | Distance from the Top |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Nokogiri | 鋸岳 | 2,685 m (8,809 ft) | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) | 200 Famous | |
| Mt. Kaikoma | 甲斐駒ヶ岳 | 2,967 m (9,734 ft) | 0 km (0 mi) | 100 Famous | |
| Marishiten | 摩利支天 | about 2,820 m (9,252 ft) | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) | Southeast Peak | |
| Mount Komatsu | 駒津峰 | about 2,752 m (9,029 ft) | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) | ||
| Mt. Senjō | 仙丈ヶ岳 | 3,033 m (9,951 ft) | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) | 100 Famous | |
| Mt. Hōō | 鳳凰山 | 2,840 m (9,318 ft) | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) | 100 Famous | |
| Mt. Kita | 北岳 | 3,193 m (10,476 ft) | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) | the highest mountain in Akaishi Mountains 100 Famous |
- Top of Mount Kaikoma
Shinto shrine "Koma-ga-Take" - Mount Kaikoma
from Mount Komatsu - Mount Kaikoma
from Yatsugatake - Kiso Mountains
from Mount Kaikoma
- Mount Kaikoma. (in Japanese) Minami Alps Net. Accessed July 1, 2008.
- Minami Alps National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine(Ministry of the Environment (Japan))
Mount Kaikoma.