| Mount Hiuchi | |
|---|---|
| 火打山 | |
 Mount Hiuchi seen from the Tengu Garden mire | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,462 m (8,077 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,637 m (5,371 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Ultra List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°55′22″N 138°04′05″E / 36.92278°N 138.06806°E[3] |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | [çiɯtɕijama] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hiuchi Japan  Mount Hiuchi Mount Hiuchi (Niigata Prefecture) | |
| Location | Itoigawa and Myōkō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan |
| Parent range | Kubiki Mountains |
| Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 湯川内[3] 50000:1 妙高山 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Hiuchi (火打山, Hiuchi-yama) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,[4] reaching the height of 2,462 m (8,077 ft). It is situated in Japan's Kubiki Mountains in Niigata Prefecture. It was specified for Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park on July 10, 1956,[5] but since has been absorbed by the Togakushi-Renzan National Park, which encompasses Mount Myōkō (妙高山 Myōkō-san) and Mount Niigata-Yake (新潟焼山 Niigata-Yakeyama).
- ^ "Altitude of the main mountain in Japan (in Niigata prefecture)" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Map inspection service" (in Japanese). Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(湯川内-妙高山-高田). Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Kyūya Fukada (July 1982). 100 Famous Japanese Mountains (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. pp. 137–140. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
- ^ "Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park" (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Retrieved April 2, 2011.