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Asia / Japan / Gifu / Mount Kasa
Record SL-715053 · Wikidata Q3695461

Mount Kasa

笠ヶ岳
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Elevation
2,898 m
9,508 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
36.3155° N, 137.5504° E
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Mount Kasa
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Kasa (笠ヶ岳, Kasa-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,897 m (9,505 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name. There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.

First ascent

Date
1683
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
luno li 2,654 m E 88° 0.6 km
Mount Kuriya-no-Kashira 2,440 m S 177° 2.0 km
Mount Nukedo 2,813 m NE 59° 2.6 km
Mount Shakujo 2,168 m S 184° 3.7 km
Mt. Nakazaki 1,744 m SE 120° 3.9 km
Mount Onoma 2,662 m NE 44° 4.5 km