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Mount Goryū

Mount Goryū
五竜岳
Highest point
Elevation2,814 m (9,232 ft)[1][2]
Prominence384 m (1,260 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates36°39′30″N 137°45′10″E / 36.65833°N 137.75278°E / 36.65833; 137.75278
Naming
Language of name
Japanese
Geography
Mount Goryū is located in Japan
Mount Goryū
Mount Goryū
Location within Japan
LocationKurobe, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan
Parent rangeHida Mountains (Ushirotateyama Mountains)

Mount Goryū (五竜岳, Goryū-dake) is a mountain in the Ushirotateyama Mountains in the Hida Mountains. The mountain body straddles Kurobe, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, and the summit is mostly located on the Toyama side.[3] It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[4] It is sometimes written as Goryū-dake (五龍岳) with only "dragon" in the old font.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Goryu-dake, Japan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. 1 2 "日本の主な山岳標高(富山県)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. "地図閲覧サービス(五龍岳)". 国土地理院. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  4. 深田久弥 (1982). 日本百名山. 朝日新聞社. pp. 178–181. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
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