Mount Kisokoma
Geography
The Ina Valley is located between the "two Koma Mountains." Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western of the two mountains, while Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern one. The mountain consists of Granite. The upper part of the mountain range is the Tree line, and many Alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is the Endemism around Mount Kisokoma. It is called Leontopodium shinanense (駒ウスユキソウ, Koma-Usuyukisō) in Japanese. Also, Siberian Dwarf Pine can be seen around the top of the mountain.
The Komagatake Ropeway will take hikers from the base of the mountain up the Senjōjiki Col, a large cirque located 2,650 m (8,694 ft) above sea level, leaving just the last few hundreds meters of the mountain to be scaled.
Rivers that become source
The following rivers that become the sources flows to the Ise Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
- Name River, Shōzawa River (Tributary of Kiso River)
- Odagiri River, Ōtagiri River (Tributary of Tenryū River)
Mountaineering and Lodgings
There is the Komagatake Ropeway in the east side of Mount Kisokoma. Many tourists and hikers visit the station on the top. There are five mountain huts and one hotel on the mountain. The hotel is named "Hotel Senjōjiki," after the cirque on the mountain. There is one campground near the lodge between Mount Kisokoma and Mount Naka. There are many mountain climbing trails in the surrounding area.
Scenery of Mount Kisokoma
Kiso Mountains and Mountain hut and campground seen from east (Mount Naka) |
Mount Kisokoma seen from west (Mount Mugikusa) spring |
Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken and Autumn leaf color seen from north (Mount Shōgigashira) autumn |
Senjōjiki Cirque at Mount Hōken summer |
See also
References
- ^ "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ "Central Alps Komagatake Ropeway & Bus Services". Chuo Alps Kanko. Archived from the original on 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Mountains information" (in Japanese). Komagane Tourist Association. Retrieved 2011-04-23.