Mount Hijiri

Mount Hijiri
聖岳
Mount Hijiri from Mount Yanbushi
Highest point
Elevation	3,013 m (9,885 ft)
Listing	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates	35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E / 35.42278°N 138.13972°ECoordinates: 35°25′22″N 138°08′23″E / 35.42278°N 138.13972°E
Geography
Mount Hijiri Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Akaishi Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Mount Hijiri (聖岳 Hijiri-dake) is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in both Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture and Iida, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 3,013 m (9,885 ft) tall and part of the Akaishi Mountains.^[1] It is the mountain in Minami Alps National Park located in the south most.^[2] It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." There are several mountain climbing trails and Mountain hut around the mountain. There is the Hijiri-Daira hut in the Mountain pass in the south.

Animal and Alpine plant

A lot of alpine plants and Rock Ptarmigan are seen in the upper alpine region. Sika Deer is seen in the hillside.

Silene seen around Mount Ko-Hijiri	Primula seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira	Rock Ptarmigan and Siberian Dwarf Pine	Sika Deer seen around Mount Hijiri-Daira

Gallery

Mount Hijiri seen from Mount Minami	Mount Hijiri seen from Hujiri-Daira	Mount Akaishi seen from Mount Hijiri	Mount Oku-Hijiri and Mount Fuji seen from Mount Hijiri

See also

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

References

1. 北岳 [Mount Kita] (in Japanese). Yamanashi NichiNichi Newspaper on Minami Alps Net. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
2. "Minami Alps National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Retrieved 2011-05-11.