Mount Kanmuri (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)

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Mount Kanmuri (冠山, Kanmuri-yama), also known as Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri (吉和冠山, Yoshiwa Kanmuri-yama), is a mountain located in the Yoshiwa District of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. "Kanmuri" is a common name for mountains in Japan; Hiroshima Prefecture has six mountains by this name alone, hence the modifier "Yoshiwa".[1]

Elevation1,339 m (4,393 ft)
Coordinates34°47′0″N 132°21′32″E
Language of nameJapanese
PronunciationJapanese: [kammɯɾi jama]
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Mount Kanmuri (Yoshiwa Kanmuri)
冠山 (吉和冠山)
Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri
Highest point
Elevation1,339 m (4,393 ft)
Coordinates34°47′0″N 132°21′32″E
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
PronunciationJapanese: [kammɯɾi jama]
Geography
Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri is located in Japan
Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri
Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri
Parent rangeChūgoku Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking
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Description

Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri has an elevation of 1,339 m (4,393 ft). The mountain is at the far west of the Chūgoku Mountains, and is part of Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park.[2] The plateaus of the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri features large stands of renge tsutsuji rhododendron, and the area is designated a natural monument by the Prefecture of Hiroshima.[3]

Recreation

Mominoki Prefectural Forest (もみのき森林公園, Mominoki Shinrin Kōen) has facilities for camping and hiking, and is located in the fir forests at the eastern foot of the mountain.[4]

Transportation

The Chugoku Expressway, also known as National Route 468, follows the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri.

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