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Asia / Japan / Yamagata / Mount O-Asahi
Record SL-714287 · Wikidata Q3072106

Mount O-Asahi

朝日岳
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Elevation
1,871 m
6,137 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
38.2606° N, 139.9223° E
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Mount O-Asahi
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Asahi (朝日岳, Asahidake) is a mountain located on the border of Yamagata Prefecture with Niigata Prefecture, in northern Japan. It is part of the Asahi Mountain Range, which is part of Bandai-Asahi National Park. The mountain has a peak Ō-Asahidake (大朝日岳) with a height of 1,870 metres (6,140 ft) which is wholly within Yamagata Prefecture, and a secondary peak Ko-Asahidake (小朝日岳) with a height of 1,648 metres (5,407 ft) to the northeast. Another peak in the same range, Nishi-Asahidake (西朝日岳) to the northwest has a height of 1,814 metres (5,951 ft). It is one of the mountains described in Kyūya Fukada's book 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Ōasahi Dake 1,871 m W 274° 0.0 km
Mount Naka 1,812 m NW 328° 1.2 km
Mount Hiraiwa 1,609 m S 196° 1.7 km
Mt. Ko-Asahi 1,647 m NE 54° 2.5 km
Mount Nishi-Asahi 1,814 m NW 311° 2.6 km
Mt. Kodera 1,501 m NE 43° 3.2 km