Mount Masago
真砂岳
A 2,861-meter peak in the Northern Alps featuring a rare glacier, alpine wildlife, and views of the Tateyama range.
What it is
- A 2,861-meter mountain ranked as the 43rd highest peak in Japan.
- Part of the Chubu-Sangaku National Park located between Mount Bessan and Mount Tateyama.
- A trapezoidal summit consisting of two small peaks in Toyama Prefecture.
- Home to the Kuranosuke Cirque which contains a confirmed 1,700-year-old glacier.
What to see
- The Kuranosuke Cirque snowfield located on the eastern face of the mountain.
- Japanese rock ptarmigan birds that inhabit the high-altitude rocky areas.
- Alpine vegetation including Siberian dwarf pine growing in the upper zones.
- The Kuranosuke Sanso mountain hut situated 0.4 kilometers east of the summit.
Getting there
- Access the primary climbing route from Murodo Station via the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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