Mount Kaikoma


Mount Kaikoma is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains, located on the border of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Ina in Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan.

Geography

The peak is in elevation. Mount Kaikoma is protected within Minami Alps National Park. It is one of the landmark "100 Famous Japanese Mountains."
Mount Kaikoma is referred to as the eastern of the two mountains, while Mount Kisokoma is referred to as the western one. The top of the mountain appears white, because of the many white granite rock outcrops at the top of the mountain

Features

Mount Kaikoma is one of the centers of Japanese Shugendo in the region.
There are 18 or more mountains in Japan that are referred to as the "Komagatake ". Mount Kaikoma is the tallest of them all, just beating out neighboring Mount Kisokoma by.
The Ina Valley is located between Mount Kaikoma and Mount Kisokoma. Marishiten peak is to the southeast.

Rivers

s with headwaters on Mount Kaikoma include:

Routes

The most popular route to climb this mountain is from Kitazawa Pass on Minami Alps Gravel Road. It takes four and half hours from the pass to the top.
The other major route is a traditional one on Kuroto-One, it takes eight hours to the top.

Mountain hut and campsite

There are mountain huts on Mount Kaikoma, that are opened during the mountain climbing season. There also are some specified campsites. A large one around "Kitazawa-Tōge " is used as base camp for climbing Mount Kaikoma and Mount Senjō.

Nearby mountains

It is on the main ridge line in the northern part of the Akaishi Mountains.
ImageMountainJapaneseElevationDistance
from the Top		Note
Mt. Nokogiri鋸岳200 Famous
Mt. Kaikoma甲斐駒ヶ岳100 Famous
Marishiten摩利支天about Southeast Peak
Mount Komatsu駒津峰about
Mt. Senjō仙丈ヶ岳100 Famous
Mt. Hōō鳳凰山100 Famous
Mt. Kita北岳the highest mountain
in Akaishi Mountains
100 Famous

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