Mount Hyōno
Mount Hyōno (氷ノ山, Hyō-no-sen) is a mountain on the border of Yabu, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Wakasa, Tottori Prefecture, in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture. This mountain is one of the 200 famous mountains in Japan. Other names of this mountain are Suga-no-sen, Hyō-zan, Hyō-no-yama, Kōri-no-yama.
| Mount Hyōno | |
|---|---|
| 氷ノ山 | |
 A View of Mt. Hyōno | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,509.6 m (4,953 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°21′14″N 134°30′49″E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | [çjoːnoseɴ] |
| Geography | |
| Location | On the border of Yabu, Hyōgo, and Wakasa, Tottori, in Japan |
| Parent range | Chūgoku Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Upheaved submarine volcano |
Outline
Mount Hyōno is estimated as an upheaved submarine volcano which erupted 3 million years ago with Mount Naki and Torokawa-daira highland. This mountain is the second highest mountain in Chūgoku Mountains, and also the second highest in Honshū west of Osaka Prefecture. This mountain is in the Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park. This mountain is also selected as one of the 100 untrodden areas in Japan.
Access
- Fukusada Bus Stop of Zentan Bus.
Gallery
Mount Hyōno from northeast
Mount Hyōno from north
A religious object in Mount Hyōno
Fudo Waterfall in Mount Hyōno
A rock on the route to the top of Mount Hyōno from northMount Tanigawa from south
The top of Mount Hyōno from north
Southside view from the top of Mount Hyōno
The top of Mount Hyōno
See also
References
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