Mount Tate
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The Oyama Shrine is located on Oyama Peak.[3]
Mount Tate was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori, during Japan's Asuka period. The area was incorporated into the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on 4 December 1934.[4][5]
Name
The kanji name for the mountain is 立山, Tateyama in Japanese, which means "standing (立) or outstanding (顕)" and "mountain (山)," respectively. The Toyama Prefectural Government uses the name Mount Tateyama as an official translation of the Japanese mountain.
Geology
The mountain is primarily composed of granite and gneiss. However, located along the ridge and plateau, about Script error: No such module "convert". west of the summit, there is a small andesite-dacite stratovolcano.[6] This volcano has an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". and has minor eruptions, the latest occurring in 1961.[7]
Geography
Location
Tateyama is located in southeastern Toyama Prefecture. At the base of the mountain is the town of Tateyama which is accessible by train from the prefecture's capital city, Toyama. Public transportation takes climbers and tourists as far as the Murodo Plateau Station at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., where individuals may climb to the peak on foot. This location allows for the formation of snow and its accumulation, forming glaciers. These are the only glaciers identified in Japan so far.[8]
Nearby mountains
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| File:Tsurugidake from bessan 22 1995 8 20.jpg | Mount Tsurugi 剱岳 |
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| File:Mount Bessan from Murodō1994-10-09.jpg | Mount Bessan 別山 |
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| File:Tateyama from Kurobedaira 1994-10-9.jpg | Mount Tate 立山 |
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| File:Mount Oni and Mount Ryuō 1995-08-20.jpg | Mount Ryūō 龍王岳 |
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| File:Mount Harinoki from Daikanbō 1995-08-19.jpg | Mount Harinoki 針ノ木岳 |
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| File:Mount Akaushi from suishodake 1999-8-9.jpg | Mount Akaushi 赤牛岳 |
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| File:Mount Yakushi from Suisho 2004-08-13.jpg | Mount Yakushi 薬師岳 |
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Rivers
Mount Tate is the source of two rivers, both flowing to the Sea of Japan.[9]
- Hayatsuki River
- Tsurugi Sawa, tributaries of the Kurobe River
Scenery of Tateyama
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Tateyama from Higashi-Ichinokoshi
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Tateyama from Mount Bessan
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Tateyama and Mount Tsurugi from Mount Jii
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Tateyama and Mount Tsurugi from Mount Asahi
References
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External links
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See also
- Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
- Japanese Alps
- List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
- List of three-thousanders in Japan
- Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
- Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Works Service Train
- Tateyama, Toyama
- Tateyama Station (Toyama)
- Murodō Station
- Kurobe Dam
- Midagahara
- Murodō
- Tourism in Japan
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