| Mount Norikura | |
|---|---|
| 乗鞍岳 | |
_2010-03-19_-_panoramio.jpg) Mount Norikura in spring | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,025.64 m (9,926.6 ft)[1] |
| Listing | • List of mountains in Japan • List of volcanoes in Japan • 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°06′23″N 137°33′13″E / 36.10639°N 137.55361°E[2] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Riding Saddle Peak |
| Geography | |
  Mount Norikura Location in Japan | |
| Location | Gifu Prefecture Nagano Prefecture Japan |
| Parent range | Hida Mountains |
| Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 乗鞍岳, 50000:1 上高地 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano (active) |
| Last eruption | 50 BCE (?) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Enkū in the 1680s[3] |
Mount Norikura (乗鞍岳, Norikura-dake) is a potentially active volcano located on the borders of Gifu and Nagano prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Hida Mountains and is listed among the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains[4] and the New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[5]
- ^ "Information inspection service of the Triangulation station". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-乗鞍). Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Gife prefecture)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ 1000 Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. 1992. ISBN 4-635-09025-6.
- ^ Kyūya Fukada (1982). 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The Asahi Shimbun Companyin. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
- ^ Motoo Iwasaki (2006). New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. ISBN 4-635-53047-7.