Kiso Mountains
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are a mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 in Nagano
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

 and Gifu
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...

 prefectures in Japan
Japan
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. They are also called the and they combine with the Hida Mountains
Hida Mountains
The , or , is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture. William Gowland coined the phrase "Japanese Alps" during his time in Japan, but he was only referring to the Hida Mountains when...

 ("Northern Alps") and the Akaishi Mountains
Akaishi Mountains
is a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. It is also called the , as it joins with the Hida Mountains and the Kiso Mountains to form the Japanese Alps....

 ("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the Japanese Alps
Japanese Alps
The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan that bisect the main island of Honshū. The name was coined by William Gowland, the "Father of Japanese Archaeology," and later popularized by Reverend Walter Weston , an English missionary for whom a memorial plaque is located at Kamikochi, a tourist...

.

Outline

The mountain range consists of Granite
Granite
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. There is the Komagatake Ropeway
Komagatake Ropeway
is an aerial lift line in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This is the only line operates. The company, a member of Meitetsu Group, also operates hotels and ski resorts. The line, opened in 1967, climbs...

 in the east side of Mount Kisokoma
Mount Kisokoma
is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just...

. 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 plant
Alpine plant
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 grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium
Leontopodium
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is the Endemism around Mount Kisokoma.

Major peaks

No.
Image

Mountain
Mountain
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Height
Height
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Note
Japanese

1 Mount Kyō 2296.25 m (7,534 ft) 200 famous 経ヶ岳
2 Mount Shōgikashira 2730 m (8,957 ft) 将棊頭山
3 Mount Kisokoma
Mount Kisokoma
is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just...

2955.95 m (9,698 ft) highest in Kiso Mountains
100 famous
木曽駒ヶ岳
4 Mount Hōken 2931 m (9,616 ft) Senjōjiki Cirque
Cirque
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宝剣岳
5 Mount Sannosawa
Mount Sannosawa
is amongst the Kiso Mountains, located in the Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall. It is composed of Granite, and has a long wide cirque covered in dense vegetation, mainly pine trees. There is the "Sannosawa cirque". Glacial expansion has created a gully,...

2848.48 m (9,345 ft) 三ノ沢岳
6 Mount Hinokio 2827.74 m (9,277 ft) 檜尾岳
7 Mount Kumasawa 2778 m (9,114 ft) 熊沢岳
8 Mount Utsugi
Mount Utsugi
is a mountain located on the boundary of Okuwa, Iijima and Miyada, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and part of the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."-External links:...

2863.71 m (9,395 ft) 100 famous 空木岳
9 Mount Minamikoma
Mount Minamikoma
is a mountain located on the border between Okuwa, Kiso District, and Iijima, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and part of the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "200 Famous Japanese Mountains."...

2841 m (9,321 ft) 200 famous 南駒ヶ岳
10 Mount Kosumo 2613.24 m (8,574 ft) 300 famous 越百山
11 Mount Okunenjō 2303 m (7,556 ft) 奥念丈岳
12 Mount Ampeiji 2363.14 m (7,753 ft) 200 famous 安平路山
13 Mount Surikogi 2168.52 m (7,115 ft) 摺古木山
14 Mount Ena
Mount Ena
is a mountain located on the border between Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, and Achi, Nagano Prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall. It is considered part of the Kiso Mountains and is included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."...

2191 m (7,188 ft) 100 famous 恵那山
15 Mount Ōkawairi 1907.74 m (6,259 ft) 大川入山


Foothills
  • Mount Nenjō (念丈岳), 2291 m (7,516 ft)
  • Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳), 1677 m (5,502 ft)
  • Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山), 1699 m (5,574 ft)
  • Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山), 1535 m (5,036 ft)

Rivers that become source

The following rivers
River
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 that become the sources flows to the Ise Bay
Ise Bay
Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso River between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of 19.5 metres and a maximum depth of 30 metres toward the centre. The mouth of the bay is 9 kilometres wide and is connected to the smaller Mikawa Bay by two channels:...

 and the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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  • Kiso River
    Kiso River
    The is a river in Japan roughly 193 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya. It is the main river of the Kiso Three Rivers and forms a major part of the Nōbi Plain...

  • Tenryū River
    Tenryu River
    The is a river arising from Lake Suwa in Okaya, Nagano Prefecture, grazing Aichi Prefecture and flowing through western Shizuoka Prefecture in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of , it is Japan's ninth longest river.-Geography:...


Scenery of Kiso Mountains

Kiso Mountains
seen from east (Mount Amida)
Kiso Mountains
seen from west (Mount Kohide)
Mt. Kisokoma
Mount Kisokoma
is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just...

 and Mt. Hōken
seen from Mount Sannosawa
Mount Sannosawa
is amongst the Kiso Mountains, located in the Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall. It is composed of Granite, and has a long wide cirque covered in dense vegetation, mainly pine trees. There is the "Sannosawa cirque". Glacial expansion has created a gully,...

Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken
seen from Mount Kazakoshi

See also

  • List of mountains in Japan
  • Japanese Alps
    Japanese Alps
    The is a series of mountain ranges in Japan that bisect the main island of Honshū. The name was coined by William Gowland, the "Father of Japanese Archaeology," and later popularized by Reverend Walter Weston , an English missionary for whom a memorial plaque is located at Kamikochi, a tourist...

  • Hida Mountains
    Hida Mountains
    The , or , is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture. William Gowland coined the phrase "Japanese Alps" during his time in Japan, but he was only referring to the Hida Mountains when...

     (Northern Alps)
  • Akaishi Mountains
    Akaishi Mountains
    is a mountain range in central Honshū, Japan, bordering Nagano, Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures. It is also called the , as it joins with the Hida Mountains and the Kiso Mountains to form the Japanese Alps....

    (Southern Alps)
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