Mount Tate
Mount Tate[1] is a mountain in the Mt. Tate range of the northern Hida Mountains (the north Alps). It is in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture. It is a general term for three peaks, Mt.O (altitude 3,003 m), Mt. Onanji (altitude 3,015 m), and Fujinooritate (altitude 2,999 m).
It is one of the mountains of Chūbu-Sangaku National Park with the dominant peak of the Tateyama mountain range. The Park was made on December 4, 1934.[2]
It ranks with Mt. Tsurugi. They are some of the few mountains which have an existing glacier in Japan.
Mount Tate Media
Mount Tate, Mount Bessan and Mount Tsurugi seen from Mount Kashimayari at sunset
Tateyama from Mount Bessan
References
- ↑ Mt.Tate
- ↑ "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.