Mt. Shirataka
Mt. Shirataka is a peak in Yamanobe Machi, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata and has an elevation of 986 metres. Mt. Shirataka is situated near the quarter 大字中山, as well as near 大字畑谷.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 986 metres
- Description: mountain in Japan
- Also known as: “Mount Shirataka”, “Shirataka-yama”, and “Shiratakayama”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shirataka and Asahi.
Shirataka
Town
Shirataka is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Shirataka is situated 8 km southwest of Mt. Shirataka.
Asahi
Town
Asahi is a town located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Asahi is situated 9 km north of Mt. Shirataka.
Mt. Shirataka
- Categories: volcano, extinct volcano, and landform
- Location: Yamanobe Machi, Higashimurayama-gun, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.22272° or 38° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
140.17306° or 140° 10′ 23″ east
Elevation
986 metres (3,235 feet)
Open location code
8RC265FF+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Mt. Shirataka” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Monte Shirataka”
- Cebuano: “Shirataka Yama”
- Chinese: “白鷹山”
- Dutch: “Shirataka Yama”
- Japanese: “Shirataka Yama”
- Japanese: “しらたかやま”
- Japanese: “白鷹山”
- Ukrainian: “Гора Сіратака”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: 大字中山 and 大字畑谷.
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Highlights: 苔沼 and 曲沼.
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