Mount Okueyama

This mountain is located in Nobeoka City in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture. It is 1,644 meters above sea level. It is part of the Sobokatamuki Quasi-National Park. It was formed by a granite intrusion from the Miocene period of the Tertiary period, and the surrounding mountains of Onimo, Kanou, Higakure, and Goyodake are also part of the same rock mass. It has been subjected to severe erosion, and many rock peaks and cliffs rise up, the largest of which exceeds 400 meters. It has beautiful virgin forests of fir, hemlock, and beech trees, and the Sanrigawara valley, which is the source of the Hohri River. There is a bus service from JR Nobeoka Station to Kamihohri, and from there it is a walk.

[Junichi Yokoyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

宮崎県北部、延岡市(のべおかし)にある山。標高1644メートル。祖母傾国定公園(そぼかたむきこくていこうえん)に属す。第三紀中新世の花崗(かこう)岩貫入によって形成され、周囲の鬼ノ目山、鹿納(かのう)山、日隠(ひがくれ)山、五葉岳なども同一岩体に含まれる。激しい侵食にさらされ、多くの岩峰や岩壁がそびえたち、最大のものは400メートルを超す。モミ、ツガ、ブナなどの原生林や祝子(ほうり)川の源流部にあたる三里河原(さんりがわら)の渓谷が美しい。JR延岡駅から上祝子までバスが通じ、以後徒歩による。

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