Mount Kanmuri (冠山, Kanmuri-yama), also known as Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri (吉和冠山, Yoshiwa Kanmuri-yama), is a mountain located in the Yoshiwa District of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. "Kanmuri" is a common name for mountains in Japan; Hiroshima Prefecture has six mountains by this name alone, hence the modifier "Yoshiwa".[1]
| Mount Kanmuri (Yoshiwa Kanmuri) | |
|---|---|
| 冠山 (吉和冠山) | |
 Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,339 m (4,393 ft) |
| Coordinates | 34°47′0″N 132°21′32″E / 34.78333°N 132.35889°E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | Japanese: [kammɯɾi jama] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri | |
| Parent range | Chūgoku Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Description
editMount Yoshiwa Kanmuri has an elevation of 1,339 m (4,393 ft). The mountain is at the far west of the Chūgoku Mountains, and is part of Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park.[2] The plateaus of the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri features large stands of renge tsutsuji rhododendron, and the area is designated a natural monument by the Prefecture of Hiroshima.[3]
Recreation
editMominoki Prefectural Forest (もみのき森林公園, Mominoki Shinrin Kōen) has facilities for camping and hiking, and is located in the fir forests at the eastern foot of the mountain.[4]
Transportation
editThe Chugoku Expressway, also known as National Route 468, follows the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri.
External links
edit- Mominoki Prefectural Forest(in Japanese)
References
edit- ^ 吉和冠山(1339m) Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ 第１章廿日市市・大野町の現状と課題 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ "Yoshiwa". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) “Large Encyclopedia of Japan (Nipponika)”) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ もみのき森林公園(in Japanese)