Mount Warimo

What it is

• A 2,888-meter peak located on the border of Toyama and Nagano prefectures
• A mountain named for the distinctive standing cracked rocks found on its slopes
• A point of interest situated between Mount Masago and Mount Washiba
• Part of the central Hida Mountains along the Ura-Ginza trekking route

What to see

• Distinctive cracked rock formations that give the mountain its name
• The Suishogoya mountain hut located nearby at an elevation of 2,900 meters
• High-altitude ridges connecting to Mount Suisho and Mount Akaushi
• A hiking trail that bypasses the summit on the western side

Getting there

• A thirty-minute climb from the neighboring Mount Washiba
• A two-hour hike from the source of the Kurobe River
• A trail from Takamagahara that passes through the Iwakoke-nokoshi area

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.