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Mount Oizuru

Coordinates: 36°17′55″N 136°47′32″E / 36.29861°N 136.79222°E / 36.29861; 136.79222
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Mount Oizuru
笈ヶ岳
Mount Oizuru
Highest point
Elevation1,841 m (6,040 ft)
Coordinates36°17′55″N 136°47′32″E / 36.29861°N 136.79222°E / 36.29861; 136.79222
Geography
Mount Oizuru is located in Japan
Mount Oizuru
Mount Oizuru
Location in Japan
LocationGifu Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture
Toyama Prefecture
Japan
Parent rangeRyōhaku Mountains
Topo mapGeographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 白山, 50000:1 白山
Climbing
First ascentPrior to 1518

Mount Oizuru (笈ヶ岳, Oizuru-ga-take) is located on the borders of Gifu, Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures in Japan. It is in the northern area of Hakusan National Park and is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains.

Geography

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Mount Oizuru, at 1,841 m (6,040 ft), is the tallest mountain in the northern part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. Just north of the mountain is Mount Ōgasa (大笠山 Ōgasa-yama), which is slightly shorter at 1,821 m (5,974 ft). There are three triangulation stations on the mountain's thin peak.

History

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Taichō is said to have first scaled the mountain in the early eighth century.

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Mount Oizuru seen from Mount Mae-Oizuru
Mount Oizuru seen from Mount Senniniwaya
Mount Oizuru and Mount Ōgasa seen from Mount Sanpōiwa

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See also

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