Mount Aino
Mountain in Japan
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::summary Mountain in Japan ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Aino |
| other_name | |
| photo | Mount_Aino_fom_Mount_Kita_2001-7-2.jpg |
| photo_caption | Mount Aino and Mountain Hut Kita |
| seen from Mount Kita in summer | |
| elevation_m | 3190 |
| elevation_ref | |
| range | Akaishi Mountains |
| listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| translation | middle mountain |
| language | Japanese |
| pronunciation | |
| location | Chūbu region, Honshu, Japan |
| map | Japan |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 間ノ岳, 50000:1 大河原 |
| easiest_route | Hike |
| :: |
| name = Mount Aino | other_name = | photo = Mount_Aino_fom_Mount_Kita_2001-7-2.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Aino and Mountain Hut Kita seen from Mount Kita in summer | elevation_m = 3190 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref= | range = Akaishi Mountains | listing = 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | translation = middle mountain | language = Japanese | pronunciation = | location = Chūbu region, Honshu, Japan | map = Japan | range_coordinates = | map_caption = | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 間ノ岳, 50000:1 大河原 | type = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Hike ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Shirane-sanzan.jpg" caption="Mount Kenashi]] in [[Shizuoka Prefecture]] (November 2006)"] ::
Mount Aino, or Ainodake, is a peak of the Akaishi Mountains−Southern Alps, in Minami Alps National Park, Japan. At 3190 m, it is the third tallest peak in Japan and the second highest in the Akaishi Mountains.
Its summit lies on the border of Aoi-ku and Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, and of Minami-Alps in Yamanashi Prefecture. Mount Aino is one of the landmark 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Location
Within the Akaishi Mountains, Mount Aino is situated roughly 3 km south of Mount Kita, the ranges' tallest peak. Together with Mount Nōtori to the south, the three mountains may be referred to as Shiranesanzan.
East of the summit lies the cirque Hosozawa Kar.
Geography
Mount Aino, like most of the Shiranesanzan, abounds with alpine plants. The neighborhood is dominated by rocks where few plants can survive. It has been conceived that landslides around the summit have led to the growth of linear hollows. Taking into account such landslides, Mount Aino might have been dozens of metres higher in the past compared to its present altitude. It may have been Japan's tallest mountain during the Last Glacial Maximum. At that time, Mount Fuji had not reached its present height, and the second and third mountains (Mount Kita and Mount Hotaka) are presently only 4 and 1 metre taller, respectively.
Even though Mount Aino does not reach the height of Mount Kita, in its shape and dimension, it bears an equally great mass.
Mountain trails
Mount Aino lies on the traversal route between Mount Kita and Mount Nōtori. On the summit a trail forks towards Mount Mibu in the west, where it connects to the Senshio Ridge traversal route.
The nearest alpine hut is Nōtori hut, which lies on a saddle to the south below Mount Nishinōtori. Another Kitadake mountain cottage is situated to the north on a saddle between Mount Aino and Mount Kita.
Gallery
File:04_Ainodake_from_Happonbanokashira_2001-10-3.jpg|Mount Aino in autumn from Mount Kita File:Mount_Aino_fom_Mount_NishiNoutori_1994-8-6.jpg|Mount Aino from Mount NishiNōtori File:Kitadake_and_Ainodake_from_Senjogatake_1999-7-25.jpg|Mount Kita and Mount Aino from Mount Senjō File:Abearkuradake_from_siomidake_2002_8_20.jpg|Akaishi Mountains from Mount Shiomi File:Mt.Aino_from_Yashajin_Pass.jpg|Mout Aino shot from Yashajin Pass, Yamanashi Prefecture
References
References
- "標高値を改定する山岳一覧". [[Geospatial Information Authority of Japan]].
- "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Yamanashi prefecture)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.
- [http://www.minamialps-net.jp/data/article/1.html Mount Aino] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-06-18 . {{in lang). ja Minami Alps Net. Accessed July 1, 2008.
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