The are a mountain range spanning 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...

, Toyama

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....

, Ishikawa

Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...

, Fukui

Fukui Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...

 and Shiga

Shiga Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...

 prefectures 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...

. It is divided into the Kaetsu Mountains (加越山地 Kaetsu Sanchi), whose major peak is Mount Haku

Mount Haku

, or Mount Hakusan, is a potentially active volcano. The stratovolcano is located on the borders of Gifu, Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures in Japan. It is thought to have first been active 300,000 to 400,000 years ago, with the most recent eruption occurring in 1659...

, and the Etsumi Mountains (越美山地 Etsumi Sanchi), whose major peak is Mount Nōgōhaku

Mount Nōgōhaku

is located on the borders of Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and serves as the drainage divide between the Pacific Ocean and the Japan Sea...

. The range derives its name from the two major peaks, which both have "haku" in their names. Most of the Ryōhaku Mountains are within Hakusan National Park

Hakusan National Park

is a national park in the Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan. The total area of the park is and its main geographical feature is Mount Haku.The park was originally designated "Hakusan Quasi-National Park" on July 1, 1955...

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Major peaks

Kaetsu Mountains

• Mount Ōgasa (大笠山), 1822 m (5,978 ft)
• Mount Oizuru
  Mount Oizuru
  is located on the borders of Gifu, Fukui and Toyama prefectures in Japan. It is in the northern area of Hakusan National Park and is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains.- Geography :...
  
  , 1841 m (6,040 ft)
• Mount Sanpōiwa (三方岩岳), 1736 m (5,696 ft)
• Mount Nodanishōji (野谷荘司山), 1797 m (5,896 ft)
• Mount Haku
  Mount Haku
  , or Mount Hakusan, is a potentially active volcano. The stratovolcano is located on the borders of Gifu, Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures in Japan. It is thought to have first been active 300,000 to 400,000 years ago, with the most recent eruption occurring in 1659...
  
  , 2702 m (8,865 ft)
• Mount Bessan
  Mount Bessan
  is located on the border of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of . There are two triangulation stations at the top of the mountain. Mount Haku can be seen from the north. Bessan Shrine is a short distance from the peak...
  
  , 2399 m (7,871 ft)
• Mount Sannomine
  Mount Sannomine
  is located on the border of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of .-History:Mount Haku has been climbed for religious purposes for centuries...
  
  , 2128 m (6,982 ft)
• Mount Dainichi
  Mount Dainichi
  is a mountain located in the cities of Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and has a height of . The rain that falls on the mountain flows into three rivers: the Nagara River, the Shō River and the Kuzuryū River....
  
  , 1709 m (5,607 ft)

Etsumi Mountains

• Mount Heike (平家岳), 1442 m (4,731 ft)
• Mount Nōgōhaku
  Mount Nōgōhaku
  is located on the borders of Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and serves as the drainage divide between the Pacific Ocean and the Japan Sea...
  
  , 1617 m (5,305 ft)
• Mount Byōbu (屏風山), 1354 m (4,442 ft)
• Mount Kanmuri
  Mount Kanmuri (Gifu, Fukui)
  is a mountain located on the border between Gifu and Fukui prefectures in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is tall and part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. It is also the source of the Ibi River....
  
  , 1257 m (4,124 ft)
• Mount Sanshū (三周ヶ岳), 1202 m (3,944 ft)
• Mount Mikuni
  Mount Mikuni
  is the name of three mountains in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. One of the mountains is on the border of Gifu and Aichi prefectures. Another mountain is on the border of Gifu and Nagano prefectures. The third mountain is located on the border of all three prefectures...
  
  , 1209 m (3,967 ft)

External links

36.155°N 136.771389°W ( Mt.Haku )
35.762222°N 136.513889°W ( Mt.Nōgōhaku )