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| Mount Hotaka | |
|---|---|
| 穂高岳 | |
 Mount Hotaka from Tokugō-tōge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,190 m (10,470 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,307 m (7,569 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains Ultra |
| Coordinates | 36°17′21″N 137°38′53″E / 36.28917°N 137.64806°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | [hotakadake] |
| Geography | |
  Japan | |
| Location | Takayama, Gifu Prefecture Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture Japan |
| Parent range | Hida Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Pyramidal peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Gunji Abe (1906) |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Hotaka (穂高岳, Hotaka-dake), also known as Mount Hotakadake, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains as coined by the media, reaching a height of 3,190 m (10,466 ft). Mount Hotaka is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains and all its major peaks except Mount Maehotaka, lie on the border between the cities of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. This mountain is located in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[2]
The peaks of Okuhotaka, Karasawa, Kitahotaka, Maehotaka and Nishihotaka are called the Hotaka Mountains. The highest peak in this range, and also the tallest mountain in both Nagano and Gifu prefectures, is Mount Okuhotaka. Mount Hotaka is also referred to as the "Leader of the Northern Alps" (北アルプスの盟主, Kita-Arupusu no Meishu).
- ^ a b c "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2011.