| Mount Hayachine | |
|---|---|
 Mount Hayachine from the south in November 2009 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,913.6 m (6,278 ft) |
| Listing | 100 Famous Mountains of Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°33′30″N 141°29′20″E / 39.55833°N 141.48889°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hayachine  Mount Hayachine Mount Hayachine (Japan) | |
| Parent range | Kitakami Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Mount Hayachine (早池峰山, Hayachine-san) is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range, located in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. With an elevation of 1,917 m (6,289 ft), it is the second highest in Iwate Prefecture after Mount Iwate. Mount Hayachine is mentioned in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, a book written in 1964 by Kyūya Fukada.[1] The mountain is on the borders of the municipalities of Hanamaki, Tōno, and Miyako, east of the prefectural capital of Morioka.
- ^ Hyakumeizan, Hiking Japan! Archived 2007-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Japan Gazetteer. Accessed June 27, 2008.