Kannongatake

Japanese: 観音ヶ岳 - かんのんがたけ
Kannongatake

...A mountain located in the western part of Yamanashi Prefecture, on the border between Nirasaki City and Ashiyasu Village in Nakakoma County. It has three peaks, Jizogatake (2,764m), Kannongatake (2,840m), and Yakushigatake (2,780m), and is also called the Houou Sanzan. It belongs to the Akaishi Mountains and is included in the Southern Alps National Park, but it is offset to the east from the main range and looks almost like an independent peak.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…山梨県西部,韮崎市と中巨摩(なかこま)郡芦安村の境にある山。地蔵ヶ岳(2764m),観音ヶ岳(2840m),薬師ヶ岳(2780m)の三つのピークをもち,鳳凰三山とも呼ばれる。赤石山脈に属し,南アルプス国立公園に含まれるが,主脈からは東にずれており,独立峰に近い様相を呈する。…

※「観音ヶ岳」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。

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