Mount Hayachine
For the asteroid, see 11129 Hayachine.
Mount Hayachine | |
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Mount Hayachine from the south in November 2009 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,913.6 m (6,278 ft) |
Coordinates | 39°33′30″N 141°29′20″E / 39.55833°N 141.48889°ECoordinates: 39°33′30″N 141°29′20″E / 39.55833°N 141.48889°E |
Geography | |
Mount Hayachine | |
Parent range | Kitakami Range |
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.
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