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Asia / Japan / Mount Kōya
Record SL-848862 · Wikidata Q535065

Mount Kōya

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Elevation
1,000 m
3,281 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
34.2178° N, 135.5833° E
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Mount Kōya
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Kōya (高野山, Kōya-san) is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. In the strictest sense, Mount Kōya is the mountain name (sangō) of Kongōbu-ji Temple, the ecclesiastical headquarters of the Kōyasan sect of Shingon Buddhism.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Benten 984 m W 287° 1.0 km
Mount Tenjiku 930 m E 71° 1.8 km
Manisan 1,004 m E 68° 2.9 km
Mt. Yōryū 1,009 m NE 48° 2.9 km
xue chi shan 988 m NE 35° 3.2 km
Jingamine 1,106 m E 108° 5.0 km