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Asia / Japan / Toyama / Mount Okukane
Record SL-848712 · Wikidata Q6922495

Mount Okukane

奥鐘山
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Elevation
1,543 m
5,062 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
36.6883° N, 137.6735° E
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Mount Okukane
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Okukane (奥鐘山, Okukane-yama) is a mountain located between the towns of Tateyama and Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The mountain has an elevation of 1,543 m (5,062 ft). Mount Okukane rises dramatically between the Kurobe Gorge and the Haba Valley to form, at 600 metres (2,000 ft), one of the foremost sheer rock faces in Japan. The mountain is primarily composed of granite and is part of the Hida Mountains, also known as the Northern Japan Alps. Mount Okukane, together with the Kurobe and Sarutobi gorges, were designated a Special Natural Monument and Special Place of Scenic Beauty in 1964.A

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
ao zhong shan 1,543 m SW 210° 0.1 km
Mt. Meiken 1,906 m N 359° 2.9 km
fang zhu shan 2,199 m SW 206° 4.1 km
Mt. Gaki 2,128 m E 101° 4.1 km
bai guan shan 1,970 m N 5° 4.2 km