Mount Hayachine

Mount Hayachine
Mount Hayachine

Mount Hayachine from the south in November 2009
Elevation 1,913.6 m (6,278 ft)
Location
Mount Hayachine is located in Japan
Mount Hayachine
Tōhoku region, Honshū, Japan Japan
Range Kitakami Range
Coordinates 39°33′30″N 141°29′20″E / 39.55833°N 141.48889°E / 39.55833; 141.48889Coordinates: 39°33′30″N 141°29′20″E / 39.55833°N 141.48889°E / 39.55833; 141.48889
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking

Mount Hayachine (早池峰山 Hayachine-san?), at 1,917 m (6,289 ft), is the highest mountain in the Kitakami Range and the second highest in Iwate Prefecture after Mount Iwate.

Mt. Hayachine is unusual in that it lies farther east than other large mountains on Honshu and the land in this area is the oldest in Japan. As such there are flower species that are unique to this mountain.

See also

  • List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments