Mount Haku (Hyōgo)
Appearance
Mount Haku | |
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白山 | |
![]() Top of Mt. Haku June 2007 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 142 m (466 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Myōken (妙見山) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 35°2′50″N 135°1′19″E / 35.04722°N 135.02194°E |
Naming | |
English translation | White Mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | Japanese: [haꜜku̥saɴ] |
Geography | |
Location | Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Parent range | Chūgoku Mountains |
Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 谷川, 50000:1 篠山 |
Mount Haku (白山, Haku-san) is a mountain in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the Hyōgo 50 Mountains.
Outline
Mount Haku is a mountain in the Chūgoku Mountains. The name Hakusan is from the name of the shrine, "Hakusan Gongen," which was on the top of the mountain. The Hakusan Gongen was a branch of a sect of Shinto, whose center is on the top of Mount Haku with the same name, on the border of Ishikawa, Fukui and Gifu prefectures. Mount Haku was a center of Shugendō in this region, and Sogon-ji on the foot of the mountain was a place for worship to this mountain
Access
References
- ^ Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 谷川, last access 19 May 2008.
- ^ Geographical Survey Institute map 25000:1 谷川, last access 19 May 2008.