Mount Ushiro

Mount Ushiro
後山
A View of Mount Ushiro from Mount Funaki
Highest point
Elevation1,344.6 m (4,411 ft)
Coordinates35°11′N 134°24′E / 35.183°N 134.400°E / 35.183; 134.400
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Pronunciation[ɯɕiɾojama]
Geography
Map
LocationOn the border of Shiso, Hyōgo and Mimasaka, Okayama in Japan
Parent rangeChūgoku Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeFault-block

Mount Ushiro (後山, Ushiro-yama) is a mountain on the border of Shisō, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is the highest mountain in Okayama Prefecture and the third highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture, after Mount Hyōno and Mount Mimuro. In Hyōgo Prefecture this mountain is also known as Itabami-san and in Tottori Prefecture it is also known as Ushiro-no-sen.