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Asia / Japan / Mt. Osutaka
Record SL-717527 · Wikidata Q3891235

Mt. Osutaka

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Elevation
1,640 m
5,381 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
36.0160° N, 138.6876° E
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Mt. Osutaka
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Osutaka (御巣鷹山, Osutaka-yama) is a mountain in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is 1,639 m (5,377 ft) high. The plane crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 on 12 August 1985 was initially reported on Mount Osutaka, but later confirmed to be on a ridge near Mount Takamagahara. With the loss of 520 people, it remains the deadliest single-plane accident in world history.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Takamagahara 1,979 m S 178° 2.7 km
Mt. Mikuni 1,834 m SE 146° 4.1 km
Mt. Suwa 1,550 m NE 55° 4.6 km