Mount Kita

Mount Kita
北岳
Mount Kita viewed from Mount Nakashirane
Highest point
Elevation	3,193 m (10,476 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,239 m (7,346 ft)[2]
Listing	100 Famous Japanese Mountains Ultra
Coordinates	35°40′27″N 138°14′12″E / 35.67417°N 138.23667°E / 35.67417; 138.23667[2]
Naming
English translation	northern peak
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[ki̥tadake]
Geography
Mount Kita Japan
Location	Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Parent range	Akaishi Mountains
Topo map(s)	Geographical Survey Institute (国土地理院, Kokudochiriin) 25000:1 仙丈ヶ岳, 50000:1 市野瀬
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Kita (北岳, Kita-dake) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains−"Southern Alps" (南アルプス Minami-Arupusu), in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

It is the second tallest mountain in Japan, after Mount Fuji, and is known as "the Leader of the Southern Alps".^[3] It is included in the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is located in Minami Alps National Park, near the city of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture.

The Kitadake Buttress (北岳バットレス, Kita-dake Battoresu) is a 600 m (1,969 ft) tall rock face on the eastern side of the mountain.

Alpine plants grow abundantly, especially on the mountain's southeastern slope along the route to Mount Nakashirane (中白峰山, Nakashirane-san) and along the Kusasuberi (草すべり, kusasuberi) and Migimata (右俣, migimata) courses along Shiraneo Pond (白根御池, Shiraneo-ike) on the mountain's northern side. Large clusters of plants can be seen from huts near the top. The species Callianthemum hondoense (キタダケソウ, kitadakesō) is endemic to this mountain.

• List of mountains in Japan
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
• Three-thousanders (in Japan)
• Akaishi Mountains
• List of Ultras of Japan

• Topographic map (1:25,000)

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