There are 21 three-thousanders (mountains with elevations of or greater) in Japan. The tallest is Mount Fuji, at .
Geography There are three-thousanders in the following regions: The independent peaks of Mount Fuji and Mount Ontake. In the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") are Mount Okuhotaka, Mount Yari, Mount Karasawa, Mount Kitahotaka, Mount Ōbami, Mount Maehotaka, Mount Naka, Mount Minami, Mount Norikura and Mount Tate. In the Akaishi Mountains ("Southern Alps") are Mount Kita, Mount Aino, Mount Warusawa, Mount Akaishi, Mount Arakawa, Mount Nishinōtori, Mount Shiomi, Mount Senjō and Mount Hijiri.
The next tallest mountain is Mount Tsurugi, which has a height of . In the areas exceeding above sea level, there is a belt of Siberian dwarf pine; the alpine plant grows here naturally. The Siberian dwarf pine belt is a key habitat of the rock ptarmigan.
21 mountains No.ImageMountainElevationProminence (m)PrefectureNoteJapanese1Mt. FujiShizuoka / Yamanashi100 Famoustallest in Japan富士山2Mt. KitaYamanashi100 Famoustallest in Southern Alps北岳3Mt. HotakaGifu / Nagano100 Famoustallest in Northern Alps穂高岳3Mt. AinoShizuoka / Yamanashi100 Famous間ノ岳5Mt. YariGifu / Nagano100 Famous槍ヶ岳6Mt. WarusawaShizuoka100 Famous悪沢岳7Mt. AkaishiNagano / Shizuoka100 Famous赤石岳8Mt. KarasawaGifu / Nagano涸沢岳9Mt. KitahotakaGifu / Nagano北穂高岳10Mt. ŌbamiGifu / Nagano大喰岳11Mt. MaehotakaNagano前穂高岳12Mt. NakaGifu / Nagano中岳(北アルプス)13Mt. Arakawa-NakaShizuoka荒川中岳14Mt. OntakeGifu / Nagano100 Famous御嶽山(長野県)15Mt. NishinōtoriShizuoka / Yamanashi200 Famous西農鳥岳16Mt. ShiomiNagano / Shizuoka100 Famous塩見岳17Mt. MinamiGifu / Nagano南岳18Mt. SenjōNagano / Yamanashi100 Famous仙丈ヶ岳19Mt. NorikuraGifu / Nagano100 Famous乗鞍岳20Mt. TateToyama100 Famoustallest in Toyama立山21Mt. HijiriNagano / Shizuoka100 Famous聖岳
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See also
List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains Hida Mountains, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park Akaishi Mountains, Minami Alps National Park