- Source: Kiso Mountains
Kiso Mountains (木曽山脈, Kiso Sanmyaku) are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the Central Alps (中央アルプス, Chūō Arupusu) and they combine with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the Japanese Alps.
Outline
The mountain range consists of granite. The Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of Mount Kisokoma. A lot of tourists visit the station on the top. The upper part of the mountain range is the tree line, and a lot of alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is endemic around Mount Kisokoma.
Geography
= Major peaks
=Foothills
Mount Nenjō (念丈岳), 2,291 m (7,516 ft)
Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳), 1,677 m (5,502 ft)
Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山), 1,699 m (5,574 ft)
Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山), 1,535 m (5,036 ft)
= Rivers
=Rivers with headwaters in the Kiso Mountains drain to Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean. They include:
Kiso River
Tenryū River
Scenery of Kiso Mountains
See also
Japanese Alps
Hida Mountains (Northern Alps)
Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)
List of mountains in Japan
References
External links
Media related to Kiso Mountains at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gunung Kisokoma
- Gunung Ontake
- Prefektur Mie
- Kiso Mountains
- Hida Mountains
- Akaishi Mountains
- Japanese Alps
- Nagano Prefecture
- Minamoto no Yoshinaka
- Mount Ontake
- Mount Ena
- List of mountain ranges
- Kiso River
