Mount Kaikoma

Mount Kaikoma
Mount Kaikoma
甲斐駒ヶ岳
	Mount Kaikoma from Mount Kurisawa
Highest point
Elevation	2,967 m (9,734 ft)
Listing	100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates	35°45′28″N 138°14′12″E / 35.75778°N 138.23667°E / 35.75778; 138.23667
Geography
	Mount Kaikoma Location of Mount Kaikoma in Japan.
Location	Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture; Ina, Nagano Prefecture,; Japan
Parent range	Akaishi Mountains

Mount Kaikoma (甲斐駒ヶ岳, Kaikoma-ga-take) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains, located on the border of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Ina in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

Geography

The peak is 2,967 m (9,734 ft) in elevation.^[1] Mount Kaikoma is protected within Minami Alps National Park.^[2] It is one of the landmark "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."

Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern of the two mountains, while Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western one. The top of the mountain appears white, because of the many white granite rock outcrops at the top of the mountain

Features

Mount Kaikoma is one of the centers of Japanese Shugendo in the region.

There are 18 or more mountains in Japan that are referred to as the "Komagatake (Koma Mountains)" (駒ヶ岳 Koma-ga-take). Mount Kaikoma is the tallest of them all, just beating out neighboring Mount Kisokoma by 11 m (36 ft).

The Ina Valley is located between Mount Kaikoma and Mount Kisokoma.^[1] Marishiten peak (摩利支天) is to the southeast.

Rivers

Rivers with headwaters on Mount Kaikoma include:

a tributary of Fuji River
a tributary of Tenryū River

Mountaineering

Routes

The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Kitazawa Pass on Minami Alps Gravel Road. It takes four and half hours from the pass to the top.

The other major route is a traditional one on Kuroto-One, it takes eight hours to the top.

Mountain hut and campsite

There are mountain huts on Mount Kaikoma, that are opened during the mountain climbing season. There also are some specified campsites. A large one around "Kitazawa-Tōge (北沢峠)" is used as base camp for climbing Mount Kaikoma and Mount Senjō.

Nearby mountains

It is on the main ridge line in the northern part of the Akaishi Mountains.

Mountain	Japanese	Elevation	Distance from the Top	Note
Mt. Nokogiri	鋸岳	2,685 m (8,809 ft)	3.4 km (2.1 mi)	200 Famous
Mt. Kaikoma	甲斐駒ヶ岳	2,967 m (9,734 ft)	0 km (0 mi)	100 Famous
Marishiten	摩利支天	about 2,820 m (9,252 ft)	0.4 km (0.2 mi)	Southeast Peak
Mount Komatsu	駒津峰	about 2,752 m (9,029 ft)	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Mt. Senjō	仙丈ヶ岳	3,033 m (9,951 ft)	6.4 km (4.0 mi)	100 Famous
Mt. Hōō	鳳凰山	2,840 m (9,318 ft)	8.7 km (5.4 mi)	100 Famous
Mt. Kita	北岳	3,193 m (10,476 ft)	9.3 km (5.8 mi)	the highest mountain in Akaishi Mountains 100 Famous

Gallery

Top of Mount Kaikoma
Shinto shrine "Koma-ga-Take"
Mount Kaikoma
from Mount Komatsu
Mount Kaikoma
from Yatsugatake
Kiso Mountains
from Mount Kaikoma

References

^ a b Mount Kaikoma. (in Japanese) Minami Alps Net. Accessed July 1, 2008.
^ Minami Alps National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine(Ministry of the Environment (Japan))

External links

the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan
‘Kitadake Kaikomagatake Minami Arupusu 2008’

[salps-1] Mount Kaikoma. (in Japanese) Minami Alps Net. Accessed July 1, 2008.

[2] Minami Alps National Park Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine(Ministry of the Environment (Japan))