# Kiso Mountains
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{{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](/source/Mount_Senj%C5%8D_(Akaishi)) in the [Akaishi Mountains](/source/Akaishi_Mountains)
| etymology =
| country = [Japan](/source/Japan)
| subdivision1 = {{hlist|[Gifu](/source/Gifu_Prefecture)|[Nagano](/source/Nagano_Prefecture)}}
| subdivision1_type = Prefectures
| geology =
| orogeny =
| area_km2 =
| range_coordinates =
| length_km = 65
| length_orientation =
| width_km = 15
| width_orientation =
| highest = [Mount Kisokoma](/source/Mount_Kisokoma)
| highest_location = [Kiso District](/source/Kiso_District%2C_Nagano), [Nagano Prefecture](/source/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](/source/mountain_range) in [Nagano](/source/Nagano_Prefecture) and [Gifu](/source/Gifu_Prefecture) prefectures in [Japan](/source/Japan). They are also called the {{nihongo|'''Central Alps'''|中央アルプス|Chūō Arupusu}} and they combine with the [Hida Mountains](/source/Hida_Mountains) ("Northern Alps") and the [Akaishi Mountains](/source/Akaishi_Mountains) ("Southern Alps") to form a group collectively known as the [Japanese Alps](/source/Japanese_Alps).
== Outline ==
The mountain range consists of [granite](/source/granite). The [Komagatake Ropeway](/source/Komagatake_Ropeway) is on the east side of [Mount Kisokoma](/source/Mount_Kisokoma).[{{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 }}] A lot of tourists visit the station on the top. The upper part of the mountain range is the [tree line](/source/tree_line), and a lot of [alpine plant](/source/alpine_plant)s grow naturally. Leontopodium shinanense of ''[Leontopodium](/source/Leontopodium)'' is [endemic](/source/Endemism) 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](/source/Mountain)
! style="background-color:#ddd"|[Height](/source/Height)
! style="background-color:#ddd"|Note
! class="unsortable" style="background-color:#ddd"|Japanese
|-
|1
|50px
|[Mount Kyō](/source/Mount_Ky%C5%8D_(Nagano))
|{{Convert|2,296.25|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|200 famous
|経ヶ岳
|-
|2
|50px
|[Mount Shōgikashira](/source/Mount_Sh%C5%8Dgikashira)
|{{Convert|2,730|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|将棊頭山
|-
|3
|50px
|[Mount Kisokoma](/source/Mount_Kisokoma)
|{{Convert|2,955.95|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|highest in Kiso Mountains
[100 famous](/source/100_Famous_Japanese_Mountains)
|木曽駒ヶ岳
|-
|4
|50px
|[Mount Hōken](/source/Mount_H%C5%8Dken)
|{{Convert|2,931|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|Senjōjiki [Cirque](/source/Cirque)
|宝剣岳
|-
|5
|50px
|[Mount Sannosawa](/source/Mount_Sannosawa)
|{{Convert|2,848.48|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|三ノ沢岳
|-
|6
|30px
|[Mount Hinokio](/source/Mount_Hinokio)
|{{Convert|2,827.74|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|檜尾岳
|-
|7
|30px
|[Mount Kumasawa](/source/Mount_Kumasawa)
|{{Convert|2,778|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|熊沢岳
|-
|8
|50px
|[Mount Utsugi](/source/Mount_Utsugi)
|{{Convert|2,863.71|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|100 famous
|空木岳
|-
|9
|50px
|[Mount Minamikoma](/source/Mount_Minamikoma)
|{{Convert|2,841|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|200 famous
|南駒ヶ岳
|-
|10
|50px
|[Mount Kosumo](/source/Mount_Kosumo)
|{{Convert|2,613.24|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|300 famous
|越百山
|-
|11
|50px
|[Mount Okunenjō](/source/Mount_Okunenj%C5%8D)
|{{Convert|2,303|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|奥念丈岳
|-
|12
|50px
|[Mount Ampeiji](/source/Mount_Ampeiji)
|{{Convert|2,363.14|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|200 famous
|安平路山
|-
|13
|50px
|[Mount Surikogi](/source/Mount_Surikogi)
|{{Convert|2,168.52|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|摺古木山
|-
|14
|50px
|[Mount Ena](/source/Mount_Ena)
|{{Convert|2,191|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|100 famous[{{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}}]
|恵那山
|-
|15
|50px
|[Mount Ōkawairi](/source/Mount_%C5%8Ckawairi)
|{{Convert|1,907.74|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
|
|大川入山
|}
;Foothills
*[Mount Nenjō](/source/Mount_Nenj%C5%8D) (念丈岳), {{Convert|2291|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*[Mount Nagiso](/source/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===
[River](/source/River)s with [headwaters](/source/headwaters) in the Kiso Mountains drain to [Ise Bay](/source/Ise_Bay) of the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean). They include:
* [Kiso River](/source/Kiso_River)
* [Tenryū River](/source/Tenry%C5%AB_River)
File:Kiso Mountains from Mt.Amidadake.jpg|Kiso Mountains seen from east ([Mount Amida](/source/Southern_Yatsugatake_Volcanic_Group))
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](/source/Mount_Kisokoma) and Mt. Hōken seen from [Mount Sannosawa](/source/Mount_Sannosawa)
File:Mount Hoken from Mount Kazakoshi 2010-4-25.jpg|Mt. Kisokoma and Mt. Hōken seen from Mount Kazakoshi
==See also==
*[Japanese Alps](/source/Japanese_Alps)
**[Hida Mountains](/source/Hida_Mountains) (Northern Alps)
**[Akaishi Mountains](/source/Akaishi_Mountains) (Southern Alps)
*[List of mountains in Japan](/source/List_of_mountains_and_hills_of_Japan_by_height)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Chuo Alps}}
{{commons category-inline|Kiso Mountains}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Kiso Mountains
Category:Japan Alps
Category:Mountain ranges of Gifu Prefecture
Category:Mountain ranges of Nagano Prefecture
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{{Gifu-geo-stub}}
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