Mount Hyōno
| Mount Hyōno | |
|---|---|
| 氷ノ山 | |
 A View of Mt. Hyōno | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,509.6 m (4,953 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,002 m (3,287 ft) |
| Listing | Ribu, Mountains of Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°21′14″N 134°30′49″E / 35.35389°N 134.51361°E |
| Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | [çjoːnoseɴ] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hyōno Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Mount Hyōno Location within Tottori Prefecture  Mount Hyōno Location within Japan | |
Country | Japan |
Prefectures | Hyōgo and Tottori |
City/Town | Yabu and Wakasa |
| Parent range | Chūgoku Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Upheaved submarine volcano | |
Mount Hyōno (氷ノ山, Hyō-no-sen) is a mountain on the border of Yabu, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Wakasa, Tottori Prefecture, in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture. This mountain is one of the 200 famous mountains in Japan. Other names of this mountain are Suga-no-sen, Hyō-zan, Hyō-no-yama, Kōri-no-yama.
Outline
Mount Hyōno is estimated as an upheaved submarine volcano which erupted three million years ago with Mount Naki and Torokawa-daira highland. This mountain is the second highest mountain in Chūgoku Mountains, and also the second highest in Honshū west of Osaka Prefecture. This mountain is in the Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park. This mountain is also selected as one of the 100 untrodden areas in Japan.
Access
- Fukusada Bus Stop of Zentan Bus.
Gallery
Mount Hyōno from northeast
Mount Hyōno from north
A religious object in Mount Hyōno
Fudo Waterfall in Mount Hyōno
A rock on the route to the top of Mount Hyōno from northMount Tanigawa from south
The top of Mount Hyōno from north
Southside view from the top of Mount Hyōno
The top of Mount Hyōno