Mount Jōnen

Mount Jōnen
常念岳

Mount Jōnen , Mount Yokotooshi and Azusa River
in spring from Azumi Basin
Highest point
Elevation 2,857 m (9,373 ft)[1]
Listing 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
List of mountains in Japan
Coordinates 36°19′32″N 137°43′39″E / 36.32556°N 137.72750°E / 36.32556; 137.72750Coordinates: 36°19′32″N 137°43′39″E / 36.32556°N 137.72750°E / 36.32556; 137.72750[2]
Geography
Mount Jōnen

Location of Mount Jōnen in Japan.

Location Azumino, Nagano and Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Parent range Jōnen Mountains in Hida Mountains
Topo map Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 穂高岳
50,000:1 上高地
Climbing
First ascent Walter Weston in 1894
(Mountaineering)

Mount Jōnen (常念岳 Jōnen-dake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,[3] reaching the height of 2,857 m (9,373 ft).[1] It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Nagano Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[4] The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from Azumi Basin.

Outline

This mountain is formed with Granite.[5] Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain.[6][7] Colias erate and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called Jōnen-Bō (常念坊 Jōnen-Bō).

History

Mountaineering

Mount Jōnen, Jōnen Hut and the climbing trail from Mount Yokotooshi

Main ascent routes

There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.[12][13]

Ichino River route
Hie-Daira - Ichino River (一ノ沢 Ichi-no-sawa) - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen
Mount Mae-Jōnen (前常念岳 Mae-Jōnen-dake) route
Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen
Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south)
There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others)
Jōnen Hut and Mount Yari in spring

Mountain hut

Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Jōnen.[13] There is the Campsite on each hut.

Geography

Nearby Mountains

It is on the sub ridge line of Jōnen Mountains in the southeast part of the Hida Mountains. There is a small peak of Mount Mae-Jōnen in the southeast by east.[13]

Mount Yokotooshi and Mount Otensyo
from Mount Jōnen
Mount Jōnen and Karasawa
from Mount Hotaka
Image Mountain Elevation Distance
from the Top
Note
Mt. Yari
槍ヶ岳
3,180 m (10,433 ft) 7.4 km (4.6 mi) 100 Famous
Mt. Otensyo
大天井岳
2,921.91 m (9,586 ft) 5.0 km (3.1 mi) tallest mountain
in Jōnen Mountains
200 Famous
Mt. Yokotooshi
横通岳
2,766.99 m (9,078 ft) 1.9 km (1 mi)
Mt. Jōnen
常念岳
2,857 m (9,373 ft) 0 km (0.0 mi) 100 Famous
Mt. Mae-Jōnen
前常念岳
2,661.78 m (8,733 ft)[14] 2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Mt. Chō
蝶ヶ岳
2,677 m (8,783 ft) 4.2 km (2.6 mi) 100 Famous
Mt. Hotaka
穂高岳
3,190 m (10,466 ft) 8.2 km (5.1 mi) tallest mountain
in Hida Mountains
100 Famous

Source river

Each source river joins the main stream of Shinano River, then flows to the Sea of Japan.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Map inspection service of 25000:1 穂高岳". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  2. "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Nagano)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The Asahi Shimbun Companyin. 1982. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
  4. 1 2 "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  5. 1 2 日本山名辞典) [Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain]. Sanseido. 1992. ISBN 4-385-15403-1.
  6. 1000 Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. 1992. ISBN 4-635-09025-6.
  7. 1 2 "The back number of the program (Kita-Alps Mount Jōnen)". NHK. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  8. Walter Weston (2005) [1896]. 日本アルプスの登山と探検 [Mountaineering and exploration in Japanese alps] (in Japanese). Translated by Iwanami Shoten (new ed.). ISBN 4-00-334741-2.
  9. 1 2 The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps. Tokyo Shimbun. 1997. ISBN 4-8083-0374-4.
  10. 100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery. Hukurōsha. 2007. ISBN 978-4-89806-276-0.
  11. "Mount Jōnen on Eco channel of NHK". NHK. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  12. Alpen guide Kamikōchi,Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド). YAMA-KEI Publishers. 2000. ISBN 4-635-01319-7.
  13. 1 2 3 4 山と高原地図 [Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi]. Shobunsha Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-4-398-75717-3.
  14. "Information inspection service of the Triangulation station". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地). Retrieved December 2, 2010.
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