Kiso Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range in the central part of the Japanese alps}} {{Infobox mountain

| | name = Kiso Mountains | native_name = {{native name list |tag1=ja|name1=木曽山脈 |tag2=ja|name2=中央アルプス}} | other_name = Central Alps | image = Kiso Mountains from Mount Senjo 2004-1-4.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Kiso Mountains from Mount Senjō in the Akaishi Mountains | etymology = | country = Japan | subdivision1 = {{hlist|Gifu|Nagano}} | subdivision1_type = Prefectures  | geology = | orogeny =  | area_km2 = | range_coordinates = | length_km = 65 | length_orientation = | width_km = 15 | width_orientation = | highest = Mount Kisokoma | highest_location = Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture | elevation_m = 2956 | coordinates = {{coord|35|47|22|N|137|48|16|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}} }} {{nihongo|'''Kiso Mountains'''|木曽山脈|Kiso Sanmyaku}} are a mountain range in Nagano and Gifu prefectures in Japan. They are also called the {{nihongo|'''Central Alps'''|中央アルプス|Chūō Arupusu}} and they combine with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the Japanese Alps.

== Outline == The mountain range consists of granite. The Komagatake Ropeway is on the east side of Mount Kisokoma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chuo-alps.com/en/ropeway.html |title=Central Alps Komagatake Ropeway & Bus Services |publisher=Chuo Alps Kanko |access-date=2011-04-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016025409/http://www.chuo-alps.com/en/ropeway.html |archive-date=2010-10-16 }}</ref> A lot of tourists visit the station on the top. The upper part of the mountain range is the tree line, and a lot of alpine plants grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of ''Leontopodium'' is endemic around Mount Kisokoma.

== Geography ==

=== Major peaks === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background-color:#ddd"|No. ! class="unsortable" style="background-color:#ddd"|Image ! style="background-color:#ddd"|Mountain ! style="background-color:#ddd"|Height ! style="background-color:#ddd"|Note ! class="unsortable" style="background-color:#ddd"|Japanese |- |1 |50px |Mount Kyō |{{Convert|2,296.25|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |200 famous |経ヶ岳 |- |2 |50px |Mount Shōgikashira |{{Convert|2,730|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |将棊頭山 |- |3 |50px |Mount Kisokoma |{{Convert|2,955.95|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |highest in Kiso Mountains 100 famous |木曽駒ヶ岳 |- |4 |50px |Mount Hōken |{{Convert|2,931|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |Senjōjiki Cirque |宝剣岳 |- |5 |50px |Mount Sannosawa |{{Convert|2,848.48|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |三ノ沢岳 |- |6 |30px |Mount Hinokio |{{Convert|2,827.74|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |檜尾岳 |- |7 |30px |Mount Kumasawa |{{Convert|2,778|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |熊沢岳 |- |8 |50px |Mount Utsugi |{{Convert|2,863.71|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |100 famous |空木岳 |- |9 |50px |Mount Minamikoma |{{Convert|2,841|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |200 famous |南駒ヶ岳 |- |10 |50px |Mount Kosumo |{{Convert|2,613.24|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |300 famous |越百山 |- |11 |50px |Mount Okunenjō |{{Convert|2,303|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |奥念丈岳 |- |12 |50px |Mount Ampeiji |{{Convert|2,363.14|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |200 famous |安平路山 |- |13 |50px |Mount Surikogi |{{Convert|2,168.52|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |摺古木山 |- |14 |50px |Mount Ena |{{Convert|2,191|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} |100 famous<ref name="net">{{cite web|url=http://enasan.net/blog/enasan/|url-status=live|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327085751/http://enasan.net/blog/enasan/|title=Mount Ena Outdoor Information|language=ja|website=Nakatsugawa City Regional Information - Enasan Net|access-date=June 27, 2008}}</ref> |恵那山 |- |15 |50px |Mount Ōkawairi |{{Convert|1,907.74|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |大川入山 |}

;Foothills *Mount Nenjō (念丈岳), {{Convert|2291|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} *Mount Nagiso (南木曽岳), {{Convert|1677|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} *Mount Kazakoshi (Kiso) (風越山), {{Convert|1699|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} *Mount Kazakoshi (Ena) (風越山), {{Convert|1535|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

=== Rivers=== Rivers with headwaters in the Kiso Mountains drain to Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean. They include: * Kiso River * Tenryū River

<gallery mode=packed heights=150 caption="Scenery of Kiso Mountains"> File:Kiso Mountains from Mt.Amidadake.jpg|Kiso Mountains seen from east (Mount Amida) File:Cyuo-Alps from Kohideyama wt 2002-10-30.jpg|Kiso Mountains seen from west (Mount Kohide) File:Mount Kisokoma from Mount Sannosawa 1996-09-08.jpg|Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Sannosawa File:Mount Hoken from Mount Kazakoshi 2010-4-25.jpg|Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Kazakoshi </gallery>

==See also== *Japanese Alps **Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) **Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps) *List of mountains in Japan

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Wikivoyage|Chuo Alps}} {{commons category-inline|Kiso Mountains}}

Category:Kiso Mountains Category:Japan Alps Category:Mountain ranges of Gifu Prefecture Category:Mountain ranges of Nagano Prefecture