Mount Minami Katsuragi

Mount Minami Katsuragi
南葛城山
Minami Katsuragi-san

Mount Minami Katsuragi as seen from the slope of Mount Iwawaki

Mount Minami Katsuragi as seen from the slope of Mount Iwawaki (April 2010).
Highest point
Elevation 922 m (3,025 ft)
Coordinates 34°21′25″N 135°32′19″E / 34.3569°N 135.5386°E / 34.3569; 135.5386Coordinates: 34°21′25″N 135°32′19″E / 34.3569°N 135.5386°E / 34.3569; 135.5386
Naming
Translation South Kudzu Castle Mountain (Japanese)
Geography
Location in Japan of Mount Minami Katsuragi in Japan
Mount Minami Katsuragi

Mount Minami Katsuragi is located between Kawachinagano, Osaka and Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan

Parent range Kongō Range

Mount Minami Katsuragi (南葛城山 Minami Katsuragi-san) is the tallest mountain in the Izumi Mountains within the Kongō Range, straddling the border between Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures in Japan. Its peak elevation is 922 metres (3,025 ft).

Location and naming

Mount Minami Katsuragi is a remote mountain located on the prefectural border between Kawachinagano, Osaka and Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan. With a peak elevation of 922 metres (3,025 ft), it is the highest peak in the Izumi Mountains, a group of mountains part of the larger Kongō Range. It is one of the mountains listed as one of the Osaka 50 Mountains,[1] and is the highest peak in Wakayama Prefecture.

Environs

There are not a lot of extreme mountain climbers ascending this peak, so Mount Minami Katsuragi is generally quiet, with few climbers. The sides of the mountain are covered in Japanese cedar and Sasa veitchii, or bamboo grass.

Access and amenities

The summit has a number of benches and chairs from which to view the scenery, including stands of Japanese cedar which surround the overlook.

There are a number of trails leading up the mountain. The most common routes are listed below:

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Osaka Prefectural Mountain Federation (大阪府山岳連盟), ed. (October 1, 2002). 大阪50山 [Osaka 50 Mountains] (in Japanese). Kyoto, Japan: Nakanishiya Shuppan. ISBN 9784888487405.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "ダイヤモンドトレール" [Diamond Trail] (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Prefectural Government. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

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