#kitadake

[earthstory]

Mountains of the rising sun This is pretty neat, this is a view of the highest peak in Japan from the second highest peak at sunrise. Mount Kitadake has a height of 3,193 meters, about 600 meters shorter than the lovely cone in the distance.

Although Japan is famous, even here, for its volcanoes, Kitadake is a mountain of a different sort. It sits within the Minami Alps national park, a long, thin national park in the highest part of the country. Unlike the famous peak in the distance, these mountains are made of sedimentary rocks. They are Paleozoic to Mesozoic in age and have been thrust upward to great heights by the ongoing subduction off the coast. The rocks formed originally off the coast of the Eurasian continent and they’ve been thrust upwards by the ongoing plate tectonic convergence. Instead of single cones, the Minami Alps form a thin chain of high ground; oriented, linear ridges of sediment that give rise to the rivers that flow to the coastline. The Minami Alps are one of Japan’s Geoparks, regions designated as having unique geological and geographic character worthy of preservation and further study. With this view I think we can all agree that designation is earned. -JBB Image credit: Sky Carp https://flic.kr/p/oyxyiM Read more: http://machiaruki.net/unique_nagano/detail.php?id=102 http://www.geo-itoigawa.com/eng/introduction/jgn.html

[yokoamakawa]

Mt Kita,

2018.7.24

[thewanderingbritinjapan]

Mt.Fuji from top of Kitadake moving clouds #fuji #japan #minamialps #kitadake #photography #pixaloop #photo #photographer #phonephotography #kingsoftravel_ #travel #travelphotography #travelling #traveler #iphone #iphoneonly #iphoneography #nature #naturephotography #clouds #movingphoto #富士山 #日本 #北岳 #北岳山荘 (at Mount Kita) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bogqx9XgmJJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18g3gg0n96lj0

[thewanderingbritinjapan]

Good day to start a hike #南アルプス #japan #北岳 #kitadake #minamialps #日本 #photo #photography #photographer #phonephotography #alps #iphone #iphoneography #iphoneonly #travel #travelphotography #travelling #hiking #outdoors #nature #naturephotography #2018 (at Minamiarupusu-shi, Yamanashi, Japan)

[kondo3d]

sunrise at Mt. Kita 北岳肩の小屋から見た日の出。雲の隙間からピカ〜。 : #mtkita #kitadake #japanalps #北岳 #南アルプス #sunrise #日の出 #hiking #trekking #ハイキング #トレッキング #travel #instatravel #travelgram #trip #vacation #旅 #旅行 #throwback #tbt #photooftheday #過去写真 #山の思い出 2017-09 (at 北岳肩ノ小屋)

[kondo3d]

at the top of Mt. Kita (3193m) 南アルプス北岳山頂からの眺め。日本で2番目に高い山から日本で一番高い山を望む。 : #mtkita #kitadake #japanalps #北岳 #南アルプス #mtfuji #富士山 #hiking #trekking #ハイキング #トレッキング #travel #instatravel #travelgram #trip #vacation #旅 #旅行 #throwback #tbt #photooftheday #過去写真 #山の思い出 2017-09 (at Mount Kita)

[kondo3d]

Mt. Kita (3193m) 小太郎山分岐点から見た北岳。ここまで息絶え絶えで登ってきました。肩ノ小屋まであと少し。 : #mtkita #kitadake #japanalps #北岳 #南アルプス #hiking #trekking #ハイキング #トレッキング #travel #instatravel #travelgram #trip #vacation #旅 #旅行 #throwback #tbt #photooftheday #過去写真 #山の思い出 2017-09 (at Mount Kita)

[kondo3d]

南アルプス北岳に登る途中、紅葉がきれいでした。 この先ヒーヒー言うことになるのですが、この時点では元気。 : #mtkita #kitadake #japanalps #北岳 #南アルプス #hiking #trekking #ハイキング #トレッキング #travel #instatravel #travelgram #trip #vacation #旅 #旅行 #山の思い出 2017-09 (at Mount Kita)