Mount Suisho (水晶岳, Suishō-dake, lit. "Mount Crystal"), also known as Kurodake or Mount Kuro (黒岳, Kuro-dake, lit. "Black Mountain"), is a mountain in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is designated as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[2]
Mount Suisho | |
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Mount Kuro, 水晶岳 | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,986 m (9,797 ft)[1] |
Listing | List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
Coordinates | 36°25′35″N 137°36′10″E / 36.42639°N 137.60278°E |
Naming | |
English translation | Crystle Mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
Parent range | Hida Mountains |
Overview
editMount Suisho is the highest mountain in the Toyama and Kurobe River area. It is the 23rd highest mountain in Japan.[3]
Etymology
editIt is named "Mount Suisho" (crystal mountain) after the large crystals that have come from the mountain. As the mountain looks black, it is also named "Mount Kuro" or "Black Mountain".[4]
Gallery
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Mount Suisho seen from Mount Yari.
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Mount Suisho seen from Mount Mitsumatarenge
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Mount Suisho 's cirque seen from Mount Nogutigoro.
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Mount Suisho seen from Mount Tsubakuro
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Mount Akaushi seen from Mount Suisho.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "日本の主な山岳標高(富山県の山)". 国土地理院. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ^ 深田久弥 (1982). 日本百名山. 朝日新聞出版. pp. 202–205. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
- ^ 『富山県山名録』 桂書房、p105-106
- ^ 日本山岳会 (2005). 新日本山岳誌. ナカニシヤ出版. pp. 897–898. ISBN 4-779-50000-1.