Gunma
Tano district
Ueno

Mt. Osutaka

Mount Osutaka is a mountain in , , . It is 1,639 m high. The plane crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 on 12 August 1985 was initially reported on Mount Osutaka, but later confirmed to be on a ridge near .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,640 metres
  • Description: mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mount Osutaka”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mt. Takamagahara and Kannagawa Hydropower Plant.

Peak
Photo: Σ64, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Takamagahara is a mountain in the of Japan, near village. It is 1,978.6 metres tall. Takamagahara is the world of the deities of the sky in Japanese mythology.

Power station
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an under construction pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant near Minamiaiki in and in , .

Dam
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a concrete gravity dam in the of . The dam serves as the lower reservoir of the , a pumped-storage generation system.

Mt. Osutaka

Latitude
36.016° or 36° 0′ 58″ north
Longitude
138.6876° or 138° 41′ 15″ east
Elevation
1,640 metres (5,381 feet)
Open location code
8Q8W2M8Q+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6815020033
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q3891235
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Satellite Map

Discover Mt. Osutaka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Mt. Osutaka” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “御巢鷹山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Osutaka”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت اوسوتاكا”
  • French: “mont Osutaka”
  • French: “Mont Osutaka”
  • Japanese: “御巣鷹山”
  • Korean: “오스타카산”
  • Ladin: “Mont Osutaka”
  • Polish: “Osutaka”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Osutaka”
  • Russian: “Оцутака”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 板小屋 and 二ツ橋.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 中止の滝 and Mt. Mikuni.

Gunma: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kiryu, Maebashi, Takasaki, and Isesaki.

Curious Peaks to Discover

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mt. Osutaka”. Photo: Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0.