Mount Kosumo

What it is

• A 2,614-meter mountain in Nagano Prefecture also known as Kosumodake.
• Part of the Kiso Mountain Range within the Central Alps Quasi-National Park.
• Designated as one of the 300 Famous Mountains in Japan.
• A peak composed of coarse-grained Inagawa granodiorite with a third-class triangulation point.

What to see

• Panoramic views of Mount Fuji and Mount Ontake from the summit.
• The Kosumo Shin-do climbing trail which was completed in 1979.
• The Kosumo Hut located near the mountain summit for hikers.
• Rivers originating from the slopes that flow toward the Pacific Ocean.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.