Mount Tate

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Mountain in the country of Japan

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::summary Mountain in the country of Japan ::

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Field	Value
name	Mount Tate
other_name	Tateyama, 立山
photo	Mount_Tate_viewed_from_Midorigaike.jpg
photo_caption	Mount Tate (Mount Fuji-no-Oritate, Mount Oonanji, Mount O) and Mikuri Pond
elevation_m	3015
elevation_ref
map	Japan#Japan Chubu#Japan Toyama Prefecture
map_caption	Location in Japan
map_size	280
listing
translation	Standing Mountain
language	Japanese
location	Toyama Prefecture, Japan
range	Hida Mountains
coordinates
coordinates_ref
topo	Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 剱岳
50000:1 立山
first_ascent	Saeki no Ariyori c. 8th century AD
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Mount Tate, 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 3015 m and one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku. 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) 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.

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.

Name

The kanji name for the mountain is 立山, Tateyama in Japanese, which means "standing (立) or outstanding (顕)" and "mountain (山)," respectively. The Toyama Prefectural Government uses the name Mount Tateyama as an official translation of the Japanese mountain.

Geology

The mountain is primarily composed of granite and gneiss. However, located along the ridge and plateau, about 2 km west of the summit, there is a small andesite-dacite stratovolcano. This volcano has an elevation of 2621 m and has minor eruptions, the latest occurring in 1961.

Geography

Location

Tateyama is located in southeastern Toyama Prefecture. At the base of the mountain is the town of Tateyama which is accessible by train from the prefecture's capital city, Toyama. Public transportation takes climbers and tourists as far as the Murodo Plateau Station at an elevation of 2450 m, where individuals may climb to the peak on foot. This location allows for the formation of snow and its accumulation, forming glaciers. These are the only glaciers identified in Japan so far.

Nearby mountains

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Mount_Tate_and_Mount_Tsurugi_from_Mount_Kashimayari_2003-11-01.jpg" caption="Mount Tate, Mount Bessan and Mount Tsurugi seen from [[Mount Kashimayari]] at sunset"] ::

::data[format=table] | Image | Mountain | Elevation | Distance and direction from the Top | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | [[File:Tsurugidake from bessan 22 1995 8 20.jpg|100px]] | Mount Tsurugi 剱岳 | 2999 m | 5.3 km North | 100 Japanese Mountains | | [[File:Mount Bessan from Murodō1994-10-09.jpg|100px]] | Mount Bessan 別山 | 2,880 m | 2.4 km North | | | [[File:Tateyama from Kurobedaira 1994-10-9.jpg|100px]] | Mount Tate 立山 | 3015 m | 0 km | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains the tallest mountain in Toyama Prefecture | | [[File:Mount Oni and Mount Ryuō 1995-08-20.jpg|100px]] | Mount Ryūō 龍王岳 | 2,872 m | 1.7 km Southwest | | | [[File:Mount Harinoki from Daikanbō 1995-08-19.jpg|100px]] | Mount Harinoki 針ノ木岳 | 2,820.60 m | 7.2 km Southeast | 200 Japanese Mountains | | [[File:Mount Akaushi from suishodake 1999-8-9.jpg|100px]] | Mount Akaushi 赤牛岳 | 2,864.23 m | 12.8 km South | 200 Japanese Mountains | | [[File:Mount Yakushi from Suisho 2004-08-13.jpg|100px]] | Mount Yakushi 薬師岳 | 2926.01 m | 13.7 km Southwest | 100 Japanese Mountains | ::

Rivers

Mount Tate is the source of two rivers, both flowing to the Sea of Japan.

Hayatsuki River
Tsurugi Sawa, tributaries of the Kurobe River

Scenery of Tateyama

File:Mount Tate from Higashi Ichinokoshi 1995-08-20.jpg|Tateyama from Higashi-Ichinokoshi File:Mount Tate from Mount Betsu 1995-08-20.jpg|Tateyama from Mount Bessan File:Tateyama from jiigatake 20 2001 11 20.jpg|Tateyama and Mount Tsurugi from Mount Jii File:Mount Tate and Mount Tsurugi from Mount Asahi 2000-07-30.jpg|Tateyama and Mount Tsurugi from Mount Asahi

References

"Map inspection service". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.
Baker, Hagino. (August 13, 2018). "Hiking the spiritual Mount Tateyama".
"地理院地図｜国土地理院".
(2019-03-27). "Hiking and Trekking in the Japan Alps and Mount Fuji: Northern, Central and Southern Alps". Cicerone Press Limited.
"Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". [[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)]].
"日本の主な山岳標高".
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"Active volcanoes and eruptions in Japan".
(February 7, 2018). "3 snow patches in central Japan certified as glaciers". [[Asahi Shimbun]].
(2010). "Mountain and plateau map of Mount Tsurugi and Tateyama". Shobunsha Publications.

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