Mount Kasa
Mountain in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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::summary Mountain in Gifu Prefecture, Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Kasa |
| other_name | 笠ヶ岳 |
| photo | Kasagatake form yarigatake 1995 05 05.jpg |
| photo_caption | Mount Kasa from Mount Yari |
| elevation_m | 2897.48 |
| elevation_ref | |
| map | Japan |
| map_size | 200 |
| label_position | none |
| listing | List of mountains in Japan |
| 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | |
| language | Japanese |
| pronunciation | |
| location | Takayama, Gifu Prefecture |
| Japan Japan | |
| range | Hida Mountains |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 笠ヶ岳 |
| 50000:1 上高地 | |
| first_ascent | 1683(Enkū) |
| easiest_route | Hike |
| :: |
| name = Mount Kasa | other_name = 笠ヶ岳 | photo = Kasagatake form yarigatake 1995 05 05.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Kasa from Mount Yari | elevation_m = 2897.48 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | map = Japan | map_size = 200 | label_position = none | listing = List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | language = Japanese | pronunciation = | location = Takayama, Gifu Prefecture Japan Japan | range = Hida Mountains | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 笠ヶ岳 50000:1 上高地 | type = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = 1683(Enkū) | easiest_route = Hike
Mount Kasa is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2897 m. It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Gifu Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the Umbrella("Kasa"-笠) in the triangle. Therefore, it became this name. There are many mountains with same name in Japan and this is the tallest.
History
- In 1683 – It was said that Enkū had opened this mountain.
- In 1823 – The Buddhist monk Banryū climbed to the top, and placed a bronze Buddha statue at the top in 1824.
- In 1894, August 2 – Englishman Walter Weston had climbed on the top.
- In 1913, August – Usui Kojima had climbed on the top.
- In 1932 – Mountain hut of **Kasa Mountain Cottage ** (笠ヶ岳山荘) was constructed near the top.
- In 1934, December 4 – This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.
- In 1964 – "Kasa-shin-dō"(笠新道) of the new Trail had been made. Then it is the main route to the Mount Kasa.
- In 1993 – Postage stamp of Mount Kasa and Takayama Festival was put on the market by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan).
- In 1995 – Sumie Tanaka (田中澄江 Tanaka Sumie) completed New Flowers of the 100 Mountains, which featured many of the Alpine plant(Trollius japonicus シナノキンバイ and others) on Mount Kasa.
Mountaineering
Main ascent routes
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Hida_Mountains_from_Mount_Kasa_2002-8-29.jpg" caption="[[Hida Mountains]] and [[Mountain hut]] (Kasa Mountain Cottage) from the top"] ::
There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.
;Kasa-shin-dō :Shin-Hotaka Onsen (新穂高温泉) – Mount Nukedo – Kasa Mountain Cottage – Mount Kasa ;Valley Kuriya :Nakao-Kōgen-guchi (中尾高原口) – Valley Kuriya – Mount Kasa ;Traverses Route of Northern Japanese Alps (Hida Mountains) from north side :Mount Sugoroku – Mount Yumiori – Mount Nukedo – Kasa Mountain Cottage – Mount Kasa
Mountain hut
Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Kasa. Around Shin-Hotaka-Onsen, there are many hot spring (Onsen) to take the tiredness and to relax.
- **Kasa Mountain Cottage ** (笠ヶ岳山荘) – near the top (with Campsite)
- Wasabi-Daira Hut (ワサビ平小屋) – near the entrance of Kasa-shin-dō
- **Kagami-Daira Mountain Cottage ** (鏡平山荘) – near the Pond Kagami(鏡池)
- Sugoroku Hut (双六小屋) – between Mount Sugoroku and Mount Momisawa (with Campsite)
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Mount_Kasa_Shakushidaira_2001-7-28.jpg" caption="[[Alpine plant]] (Trollius japonicus シナノキンバイ) in Shakushi-daira around Mount Kasa"] ::
It is the mountain that consists chiefly of the Porphyry (geology). The higher region than Shakushi-daira (杓子平) are the forest limit of Siberian Dwarf Pine belt, and the place that Alpine plant grows naturally and Rock Ptarmigan live.
Nearby mountains
Mount Kasa is on the subridge (from Mount Sugoroku) of the main ridge line in the southern part of the Hida Mountains. There are Mount Shakujō and Mount Ōkibanotsuji on the southern ridge.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Mount_Yari_and_Mount_Hotaka_from_Mount_Kasa_1999-8-8.jpg" caption="Mount Hotaka]] from Mount Kasa before the sunrise"] ::
::data[format=table] | Image | Mountain | Elevation | Distance from the Top | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | [[File:Mount Yari from Mount Kasa 2002-8-29.jpg|100px]] | Mount Yari 槍ヶ岳 | 3180 m | 9.2 km | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | | [[File:Mount kasa from North 1996-7-28.jpg|100px]] | Mount Kasa 笠ヶ岳 | 2897 m | 0 km | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | | [[File:Mount Shakujo from Kuriyatani 2002-8-29.jpg|100px]] | Mount Shakujō 錫杖岳 | 2168 m | 3.8 km | Rock climbing on the rock peak | | [[File:Mount Hotaka from Mount Kasa 2002-8-29.jpg|100px]] | Mount Hotaka 穂高岳 | 3190 m | 9.2 km | Tallest mountain in Hida Mountains 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | | [[File:Mount Haku from Kasa 2002-8-29.jpg|100px]] | Mount Haku 白山 | 2702 m | 72.3 km | Tallest mountain in Ishikawa Prefecture 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | ::
Rivers
The mountain is the source of the following rivers, each of which flows to the Sea of Japan.
- Sugoroku River (a tributary of the Jinzū River)
- Gamata River (tributaries of the Takahara River)
Gallery
File:Mount_Kasagatake_from_Mount_Nukedo_1999-8-8.jpg|Mount Kasa from Mount Nukedo File:Kasagatake Takayama02s3872.jpg|Mount Kasa from south File:Mount Kasa and Mount Yari from Mount Kurai 2005-3-21.JPG|Mount Kasa from Mount Kurai File:Mount_Kasa_from_Mount_Suisho_2004-8-13.jpg|Mount Kasa and Hida Mountains from Mount Suisho
References
References
- "Information inspection service of the Triangulation station". [[Geospatial Information Authority of Japan]],(高山-上高地-笠ヶ岳).
- "Map inspection service". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地-笠ヶ岳).
- "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)]].
- (1992). "Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain ''(日本山名辞典)''". [[Sanseido]].
- (1992). "1000 Japanese Mountains". YAMA-KEI Publishers.
- "THE HOTAKA MOUNTAIN RANGE – Chubusangaku National Park".
- (2005). "Mountaineeraing and exploration in Japanese alps, (in 1896 by Walter Weston)". translated into Japanese (日本アルプスの登山と探検), Iwanami Shoten.
- (1997). "The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps". [[Tokyo Shimbun]].
- (2007). "100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery". Hukurōsha.
- Sumie Tanaka. (1995). "New Flowers of the 100 Mountains ''(新・花の百名山)''". Bunsyunbunko.
- (2000). "Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka ''(アルペンガイド)''". YAMA-KEI Publishers.
- (2010). "Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi ''(山と高原地図)''". Shobunsha Publications.
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