Mount Washiba

What it is

• A 2,924-meter mountain located on the border of Nagano and Toyama Prefectures.
• The twenty-ninth highest peak in Japan and part of Chubu Sangaku National Park.
• A featured peak on the popular Ura-Ginza long-distance hiking traverse route.
• The source of the headwaters for the Kurobe River.

What to see

• Washiba Pond, a volcanic crater located on the southeast slope of the mountain.
• The Nakamata third-class triangulation point positioned at the summit.
• Distinct geological formations of dacite on the north and granodiorite on the south.
• Mitsumata Sanso, the nearest mountain hut providing shelter for hikers near the peak.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.