Kiso Mountains
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Outline
The mountain range consists of granite. The Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of Mount Kisokoma.[1] A lot of tourists visit the station on the top. The upper part of the mountain range is the tree line, and a lot of alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is endemic around Mount Kisokoma.
Geography
Major peaks
- Foothills
- Mount Nenjō (念丈岳), Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳), Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山), Script error: No such module "convert".
- Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山), Script error: No such module "convert".
Rivers
Rivers with headwaters in the Kiso Mountains drain to Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean. They include:
- Scenery of Kiso Mountains
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Kiso Mountains seen from east (Mount Amida)
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Kiso Mountains seen from west (Mount Kohide)
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Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Sannosawa
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Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Kazakoshi
See also
- Japanese Alps
- Hida Mountains (Northern Alps)
- Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)
- List of mountains in Japan
References
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