Kongō Range

Kongō Range
金剛山地
Kongō Sanchi

View of the Kongō Range as seen from Gojō, Nara. The Izumi Range can be seen on the left in the back.

View of the Kongō Range as seen from Gojō, Nara. The Izumi Range can be seen on the left in the back.
Highest point
Peak Mount Kongō (Chihayaakasaka, Osaka
Gose, Nara)
Elevation 1,125 m (3,691 ft) [1]
Coordinates 34°25′10″N 135°40′23″E / 34.41944°N 135.67306°E / 34.41944; 135.67306
Dimensions
Length 24 km (15 mi)
Width 5 km (3.1 mi)
Geography
Kongō Range

Kongō Range

Archipelago Japan
Prefectures Nara, Osaka and Wakayama
Range coordinates 34°25′09″N 135°40′21″E / 34.4192°N 135.6725°E / 34.4192; 135.6725Coordinates: 34°25′09″N 135°40′21″E / 34.4192°N 135.6725°E / 34.4192; 135.6725
Biome Nemoral

The Kongō Range (金剛山地 Kongō Sanchi) is a mountain range on the borders of Nara and Osaka Prefectures on the island of Honshū in the southwest of central Japan. The range separates the Osaka Plain and the Nara Basin, and forms a natural place for the boundary between the prefectures. The primary mountain in the range is Mount Kongō, and is contained within the Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park.

Geography

The Kongō Range is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) long, from the Yamato River in the north to the Kino River in the south. East to West, it averages about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide. The mountains in the range are from 273.6 metres (898 ft) to 1,125 metres (3,691 ft) in elevation. At Chihaya Pass, the ridgeline turns west and the Izumi Mountains begin at that point. They stretch along the border between Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures.

Mountains in the range

Listed in order of elevation.

Gallery

References

  1. 1 2 "Mt. Kongo". Osaka Convention & Tourism Info. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "ダイヤモンドトレール" [Diamond Trail] (PDF) (in Japanese). Osaka Prefectural Government. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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