Utsugidaira

Japanese: 空木平 - うつぎだいら
Utsugidaira

...Altitude 2,864m. The name of the mountain is said to come from the fact that the shape of the remaining snow on the Kugi-daira (cirque) on the east side of the summit, as seen from Ina Valley in June, resembles a Deutzias flower. A rock mass of Hanakouwa protrudes near the summit, but the middle slope is covered with a forest of tall trees such as Japanese stone pine and rowan.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Utsugihira" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…標高2864m。山名は,6月ごろ伊那谷から望んだ山頂東部の空木平(カール)の残雪の形がウツギの花に似ていることに由来するという。山頂付近には花コウ岩の岩塊が突出しているが,中腹部はハイマツ,ナナカマドなどの高木林でおおわれている。…

※「空木平」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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