Mount Ninomori

What it is

• The second highest peak in Ehime Prefecture at 1,929.6 meters elevation.
• A mountain in the Ishizuchi Range designated as part of a Quasi-National Park.
• One of the Shikoku 100 Famous Mountains located west of Mount Ishizuchi.
• A peak situated within the geological Ishizuchi Cauldron collapse structure.

What to see

• A summit area covered extensively with Miyako-zasa bamboo grass.
• A first-class triangulation point located at the highest point of the mountain.
• Geological formations consisting of Miocene andesitic pyroclastic flow deposits.
• Views of the surrounding Ishizuchi Mountain Range from the peak.

Getting there

• A climbing route starts from the Hoino district in Saijo City.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.