Mount Kisokoma

Mount Kisokoma (木曽駒ヶ岳, Kisokoma-ga-take) is a mountain located in Miyada, Kamiina District, and Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 2,956 m (9,698 ft) tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains. It is also included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains." Sometimes its name is just shortened to Kisokoma. Alternative kanji for the name are 木曾駒ヶ岳 (Kisokoma-ga-take).

Mount Kisokoma
木曽駒ヶ岳
Mount Kisokoma from Mount Utsugi
Highest point
Elevation2,956 m (9,698 ft) [1]
Prominence1,751 m (5,745 ft) [1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates35°47′21″N 137°48′12″E [1]
Geography
Mount Kisokoma
Japan
LocationKiso District and Kamiina, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Parent rangeKiso Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeKomagatake Ropeway

Geography
Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium in Mount Kisokoma

The Ina Valley is located between the "two Koma Mountains." Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western of the two mountains, while Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern one. The mountain consists of Granite. The upper part of the mountain range is the Tree line, and many Alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of Leontopodium is the Endemism around Mount Kisokoma. It is called Leontopodium shinanense (駒ウスユキソウ, Koma-Usuyukisō) in Japanese. Also, Siberian Dwarf Pine can be seen around the top of the mountain.

The Komagatake Ropeway will take hikers from the base of the mountain up the Senjōjiki Col, a large cirque located 2,650 m (8,694 ft) above sea level, leaving just the last few hundreds meters of the mountain to be scaled.

Rivers that become source

The following rivers that become the sources flows to the Ise Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Mountaineering and Lodgings

There is the Komagatake Ropeway in the east side of Mount Kisokoma.[2] Many tourists and hikers visit the station on the top. There are five mountain huts and one hotel on the mountain. The hotel is named "Hotel Senjōjiki," after the cirque on the mountain. There is one campground near the lodge between Mount Kisokoma and Mount Naka. There are many mountain climbing trails in the surrounding area.[3]

Scenery of Mount Kisokoma
Kiso Mountains and Mountain hut
and campground seen from east
(Mount Naka)		 Mount Kisokoma
seen from west
(Mount Mugikusa) spring		 Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken
and Autumn leaf color seen from north
(Mount Shōgigashira) autumn		 Senjōjiki Cirque at Mount Hōken
summer

See also

References
  1. "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. "Central Alps Komagatake Ropeway & Bus Services". Chuo Alps Kanko. Archived from the original on 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. "Mountains information" (in Japanese). Komagane Tourist Association. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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