is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2839.58 m (9,316 ft). It is situated in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

's 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...

 in Gifu Prefecture

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...

 and Toyama Prefecture

Toyama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....

. It was specified for Chūbu-Sangaku National Park

Chubu-Sangaku National Park

is a national park in the Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures...

 on December 4, 1934.

Outline

The origin of the mountain name is the meaning that the stone rolls. It is said "gōro" in Japanese. Also this mountain is located in the source part of the Kurobe River

Kurobe River

The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. 86 km in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe gorge...

. Then it is called "Kurobe-Gorō".
In the hillside on the east side, there is big Cirque

Cirque

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 geographical features that is the hollow where the shovel was scooped out.
The upper part of this mountain is situated in Tree line region, Siberian Dwarf Pine

Siberian Dwarf Pine

Pinus pumila is a native to northeastern Asia, including the islands of Japan. This shrubby pine ranges from 1–3 m in height, exceptionally up to 5 m, but may have individual branches that extend farther along the ground in length...

 and Alpine plant

Alpine plant

Alpine plants are plants that grow in the alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. Alpine plants grow together as a plant community in alpine tundra.-Alpine plant diversity:...

 grow naturally. There are quite a lot of kinds of alpine plant in the surrounding, and it is selected to "the 100 famous Japanese mountains of flower" by Sumie Tanaka.

Mountaineering

In December 1931, Buntarō Katō of Japanese mountain climbers had climbed it alone.

Main ascent routes

There are several climbing routes to the top of the mountain.

• Hietsu-shin-dō
• Kamioka-shin-dō
• Arimine-guchi
• The west Ginza diamond course (from Oritate – Mount Kurobegorō – to Mount Yari
  Mount Yari
  is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The high peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture...
  
  )

There are the Ridge line route and the Cirque route from Kurobegorō hut to the top.

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Kurobegorō. – in the col between Mount Kurobegorō and Mount Mitsumatarenge (with Campsite

Campsite

A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...

) – in the col between Mount Yakushi and Mount Tarō (with Campsite) – in the col between Mount Mitsumatagenge and Mount Washiba (with Campsite)

Alpine plant

A lot of Alpine plant are seen in the surrounding.

Lilium medeoloides	Veratrum stamineum	Trollius japonicus	Geum pentapetalum	Geranium yesoemse

Nearby mountains

Image	Mountain Mountain Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...	Elevation Elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....	Distance Distance Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria . In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance... from the Top	Note
	Mt. Yakushi Mount Yakushi is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Toyama Prefecture. It was specified for Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.- Outline :... 薬師岳	2926.01 m (9,600 ft)	8.5 km (5.3 mi)	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Kitanamata 北ノ俣岳	2662 m (8,734 ft)	4 km (2.5 mi)
	Mt. Kurobegorō 黒部五郎岳	2839.58 m (9,316 ft)	0 km (0 mi)	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Mitsumatarenge 三俣蓮華岳	2841.23 m (9,322 ft)	4.3 km (2.7 mi)	300 Famous Japanese Mountains Boundary of three prefectures Toyama, Gifu and Nagano
	Mt. Kasa Mount Kasa is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name... 笠ヶ岳	2897.48 m (9,506 ft)	0 km (0 mi)	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
	Mt. Yari Mount Yari is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The high peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture... 槍ヶ岳	3180 m (10,433 ft)	11.2 km (7 mi)	100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Rivers

The mountain is the source of the following river

River

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s, each of which flows to the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...

.

• Nakanomata River (tributary
  Tributary
  A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
  
   of the Takahara River
  Takahara River
  The has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River...
  
  )
• Kanekido River (tributary of the Jōganji River
  Jōganji River
  The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, that flows through the city of Toyama and the town of Tateyama. The river had previously been called the Nii River .-Route:...
  
  )
• Uma River and Gorō River (tributaries of the Kurobe River
  Kurobe River
  The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. 86 km in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe gorge...
  
  )

Scenery of Mount Kurobegorō

from Mt. Kasa Mount Kasa is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of . It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name...	from Mt. Washiba	from Mt. Yari Mount Yari is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The high peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture...	from Mt. Yari (sunset)

See also

• 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...
  
  
• Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
  Chubu-Sangaku National Park
  is a national park in the Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan. It was established around the Hida Mountains and encompasses parts of Nagano, Gifu, Toyama and Niigata prefectures...
  
  
• List of mountains in Japan
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains