Mt. Hoken
Mount Hōken is one of major peaks in Kiso Mountains or Central Alps, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is 2,931 m high, and its shape is sharp pyramidal peak.Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,931 metres
- Description: mountain in Japan
- Also known as: “Mount Hōken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Kisokoma and Mount Sannosawa.
Mount Kisokoma
Peak
Photo: Σ64, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kisokoma is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.
Mount Sannosawa
Peak
Mount Sannosawa is amongst the Kiso Mountains, located in the Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 2,846 m tall. It is composed of Granite, and has a 120 m long 30 m wide cirque covered in dense vegetation, mainly pine trees.
Senjōjiki Cirque
Valley
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Senjōjiki Cirque is a cirque that lies just under Mount Hōken, Kiso Mountains in Nagano prefecture, Japan. It is called "Senjōjiki Kaaru" in Japanese. "Senjōjiki" means the wideness of 1000 tatami mats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chuo Alps.
Chuo Alps
Chuo Alps or Kiso Mountains or Central Alps are a mountain range mostly located in Nagano. There are several hiking routes in the mountains and most of them are suitable for all hikers and require only a little earlier experience.
Mt. Hoken
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kiso, Kiso District, Nagano, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.7814° or 35° 46′ 53″ northLongitude
137.8092° or 137° 48′ 33″ eastElevation
2,931 metres (9,616 feet)Open location code
8Q7VQRJ5+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1985665379OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q11452343
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Satellite Map
Discover Mt. Hoken from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ladin—“Mt. Hoken” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “寶劍岳”
- Dutch: “Mount Hōken”
- Japanese: “Hōkendake”
- Japanese: “ほうけんだけ”
- Japanese: “宝剣岳”
- Korean: “호켄봉”
- Ladin: “Mont Hōken”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kisodonogoe and Komaishi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 駒ヶ岳神社 and Mt. Wago.
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