Mount Tate


Mount Tate, also known as Tateyama, is a mountain located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest mountains in the Hida Mountains at and one of Japan's Three Holy Mountains along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku. Tateyama consists of three peaks: Ōnanjiyama, Oyama, and Fuji-no-Oritate, which form a ridge line. Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range.
The Oyama Shrine is located on Oyama Peak.
Mount Tate was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori, during Japan's Asuka period. The area was incorporated into the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on 4 December 1934.

Name

The kanji name for the mountain is 立山, Tateyama in Japanese, which means "standing or outstanding " and "mountain," respectively. The Toyama Prefectural Government uses the name Mount Tateyama as an official translation of the Japanese mountain.

Geology

The mountain is primarily composed of granite and gneiss. However, located along the ridge and plateau, about west of the summit, there is a small andesite-dacite stratovolcano. This volcano has an elevation of and has minor eruptions, the latest occurring in 1961.

Geography

Location

Tateyama is located in southeastern Toyama Prefecture. At the base of the mountain is the town of Tateyama which is accessible by train from the prefecture's capital city, Toyama. Public transportation takes climbers and tourists as far as the Murodo Plateau Station at an elevation of, where individuals may climb to the peak on foot. This location allows for the formation of snow and its accumulation, forming glaciers. These are the only glaciers identified in Japan so far.

Nearby mountains

ImageMountainElevationDistance and
direction
from the Top		Note
Mount Tsurugi
剱岳
North		100 Japanese Mountains
Mount Bessan
別山
North
Mount Tate
立山		100 Famous Japanese Mountains
the tallest mountain in Toyama Prefecture
Mount Ryūō
龍王岳
Southwest
Mount Harinoki
針ノ木岳
Southeast		200 Japanese Mountains
Mount Akaushi
赤牛岳
South		200 Japanese Mountains
Mount Yakushi
薬師岳
Southwest		100 Japanese Mountains

Rivers

Mount Tate is the source of two rivers, both flowing to the Sea of Japan.