Mount Tate | |
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Tateyama, 立山 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,015 m (9,892 ft)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 36°34′33″N 137°37′11″E / 36.57583°N 137.61972°E[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Standing Mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Toyama Prefecture, Japan |
Parent range | Hida Mountains |
Topo map(s) | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 剱岳[1] 50000:1 立山 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Saeki no Ariyori c. 8th century AD |
Mount Tate (立山, Tate-yama, IPA: [tateꜜjama]), also known as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at 3,015 m (9,892 ft) and one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku.[2] Tateyama consists of three peaks: Ōnanjiyama (大汝山, 3,015 m), Oyama (雄山, 3,003 m), and Fuji-no-Oritate, (富士ノ折立, 2,999m)[3] which form a ridge line. Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range (立山連峰, Tateyama-renpō).
The Oyama Shrine is located on Oyama Peak.[4]
Mount Tate was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori, during Japan's Asuka period. The area was incorporated into the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on 4 December 1934.[5][6]