, 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 and one of Japan's 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 west of the summit, there is a small andesite-dacite stratovolcano. This volcano has an elevation of 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 , 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
ImageMountainElevationDistance anddirectionfrom the Top NoteMount Tsurugi剱岳North100 Japanese MountainsMount Bessan別山NorthMount Tate立山100 Famous Japanese Mountainsthe tallest mountain in Toyama PrefectureMount Ryūō龍王岳SouthwestMount Harinoki針ノ木岳Southeast200 Japanese MountainsMount Akaushi赤牛岳South200 Japanese MountainsMount Yakushi薬師岳Southwest100 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
References
External links
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website
See also Chūbu-Sangaku National Park Japanese Alps List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of three-thousanders in Japan Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Works Service Train Tateyama, Toyama Tateyama Station (Toyama) Murodō Station Kurobe Dam Midagahara Murodō Tourism in Japan