Mount Haku (Hyōgo)

For Mount Haku in the Chūbu region, see Mount Haku.

Mount Haku (白山, Haku-san) is a mountain in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the Hyōgo 50 Mountains.

Mount Haku
白山
Top of Mt. Haku June 2007
Highest point
Elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Prominence	142 m (466 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Myōken (妙見山)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	35°2′50″N 135°1′19″E
Naming
English translation	White Mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	Japanese: [haꜜkɯ̥saɴ]
Geography
Location	Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Chūgoku Mountains
Topo map(s)	Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 谷川, 50000:1 篠山

Outline

Mount Haku is a mountain in the Chūgoku Mountains. The name Hakusan is from the name of the shrine, "Hakusan Gongen," which was on the top of the mountain. The Hakusan Gongen was a branch of a sect of Shinto, whose center is on the top of Mount Haku with the same name, on the border of Ishikawa, Fukui and Gifu prefectures. Mount Haku was a center of Shugendō in this region, and Sogon-ji on the foot of the mountain was a place for worship to this mountain

Access

• Honkuroda Station of JR West Kakogawa Line

References

• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan