Mount Hiko | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,199 m (3,934 ft) |
Coordinates | 33°28′35″N 130°55′33″E / 33.47639°N 130.92583°E |
Naming | |
Native name | 英彦山 (Japanese) |
Geography | |
Country | Japan |
State | Fukuoka Prefecture |
Region | Kyushu |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Slope car, Hiking |
Mount Hiko (英彦山, Hiko-san), is a mountain on the border between Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan. It straddles the municipalities of Soeda, Fukuoka and Nakatsu, Ōita, with its elevation of 1,199 metres (3,934 ft) metres within the borders of Nakatsu. The mountain is also within the borders of the Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park. It is one of Japan's 100 Scenic Views and Japan's 200 Famous Mountains. It is also regarded as a sacred mountain and one of the three major centers for Shugendō. It was designated a National Historic Site in 2017. [1]