Mount Tateshina

This mountain is located in the north end of the Yatsugatake mountain range in central-eastern Nagano Prefecture. It is 2,531 meters above sea level. It is a volcano of the Mt. Fuji type, continuing to the Yatsugatake mountain range to the south, but forming a vast foothills on three sides, it is also called Suwa Fuji. It is a Mt. Fuji type up to around the eighth station, but above that it shows the form of a bell-shaped volcano. The summit is mostly rocky, and there is the inner shrine of Tateshina Shrine. Mt. Fuji, the Japanese Alps, Mt. Asama volcano, the Chichibu mountain range, etc. can be seen. There are many stone pines near the summit, but the mountainside is forested with spruce, silver fir, Erman's birch, and white birch. The northeastern foothills are called the Higashi Tateshina Plateau, and the southern foothills are called the Tateshina Plateau. There are hiking trails from Tateshina Onsen and Ogawara Pass, and the one-way journey takes about three hours.

[Hiroyoshi Kobayashi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

長野県中東部、八ヶ岳連峰(やつがたけ)の北端にある山。標高2531メートル。富士山型火山で、南方は八ヶ岳連峰に続くが三方は広大な裾野(すその)を形成し、諏訪富士(すわふじ)ともよばれる。八合目あたりまでは富士山型であるが、その上は鐘状火山の形式を示している。頂上は岩石が多く、蓼科神社の奥社がある。富士山、日本アルプス、浅間火山、秩父山塊などが展望できる。山頂付近はハイマツが多いが、山腹はトウヒ、シラビソやダケカンバ、シラカンバなどの樹林である。北東の裾野は東蓼科高原、南の裾野は蓼科高原とよばれる。蓼科温泉や大河原(おおがわら)峠からの登山コースがあり、片道約3時間の行程。

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