Mount Jōnen
Mount Jōnen | |
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常念岳 | |
![]() Mount Jōnen, Mount Yokotooshi and Azusa River in spring from Azumi Basin | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,857 m (9,373 ft)[1] |
Listing | 100 Famous Japanese Mountains List of mountains in Japan |
Coordinates | 36°19′32″N 137°43′39″E / 36.32556°N 137.72750°E[2] |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Location | Azumino, Nagano and Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan |
Parent range | Jōnen Mountains in Hida Mountains |
Topo map | Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 穂高岳 50,000:1 上高地 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Walter Weston in 1894 (Mountaineering) |
Mount Jōnen (常念岳, Jōnen-dake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,[3] reaching the height of 2,857 m (9,373 ft).[1] It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Nagano Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[4] The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from Azumi Basin.
Outline
[edit]This mountain is formed with Granite.[5] Before 1959 nine kinds of butterfly on high mountains can be seen around the mountain.[6][7] Colias erate and others can be seen now. The shape of the remaining snow of this mountain had decided the time when it farmed. The shape was called Jōnen-Bō (常念坊, Jōnen-Bō).
History
[edit]- Summer 1894: Englishman Walter Weston became the first man to climb on the top.[5][8]
- Summer 1906: Usui Kojima became the first Japanese man to climb on the top.[3]
- July 27, 1919: Mountain hut of Jōnen Hut (常念小屋, Jōnen-goya) was opened.[9]
- 1922: Kyūya Fukada stayed at the Jōnen Hut, and climbed this mountain.[3]
- June 1931: The double accident of the climbing mountain party and the rescue team occurred.[9]
- December 4, 1934: This area was specified to the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.[4]
- 1993: Postage stamp of Jōnen Kasa with Matsumoto Castle was put on the market by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan).[10]
- May 28, 2007: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen in the series programs of excellent mountain in Japan.[11]
- September 10, 2010: NHK broadcasts the television program concerning Mount Jōnen and the high mountain butterfly.[7]
Mountaineering
[edit]Main ascent routes
[edit]There are three climbing routes to the top of the mountain.[12][13]
- Ichino River route
- Hie-Daira - Ichino River (一ノ沢, Ichi-no-sawa) - Munatuki-hachō - Jōnen Hut(Jōnen-Nokkoshi) - Mount Jōnen
- Mount Mae-Jōnen (前常念岳, Mae-Jōnen-dake) route
- Mitsumata(三股) - Hon river - Mount Mae-Jōnen - Mount Jōnen
- Traverses Route of Jōnen Mountains (from north and south)
- There are several stating points to climb.(Kamikōchi, Tokusawa, Yokoo, Mitsumata, from Mount Otensuo, and others)
Mountain hut
[edit]Thera are several Mountain hut around Mount Jōnen.[13] There is the Campsite on each hut.
- Jōnen Hut (常念小屋) - On the pass of Jōnen Pass (常念乗越, Jōnen-Nokkoshi) between Mount Jōnen and Mount Yokotooshi. It is one of the oldest hut in Japan.
- Mount Chō Hut (蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ) - Near the top of Mount Chō.
- Yokoo Mountain Cottage (横尾山荘) - In Yokoo most in the north of Kamikochi.
- Daiten Cottage (大天荘) - Near the top of Mount Otensyo.
Geography
[edit]Nearby Mountains
[edit]It is on the sub ridge line of Jōnen Mountains in the southeast part of the Hida Mountains. There is a small peak of Mount Mae-Jōnen in the southeast by east.[13]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Mount_Yokotoshi_and_Mount_Onensho_from_Mount_Jonen_%281999-08-01%29.jpg/240px-Mount_Yokotoshi_and_Mount_Onensho_from_Mount_Jonen_%281999-08-01%29.jpg)
from Mount Jōnen
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Mount_Cho_from_Mount_Hotaka_2002-08-31.jpg/240px-Mount_Cho_from_Mount_Hotaka_2002-08-31.jpg)
from Mount Hotaka
Image | Mountain | Elevation | Distance from the Top | Note |
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![]() | Mt. Yari 槍ヶ岳 | 3,180 m (10,433 ft) | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | 100 Famous |
![]() | Mt. Otensyo 大天井岳 | 2,921.91 m (9,586 ft) | 5.0 km (3.1 mi) | tallest mountain in Jōnen Mountains 200 Famous |
![]() | Mt. Yokotooshi 横通岳 | 2,766.99 m (9,078 ft) | 1.9 km (1 mi) | |
![]() | Mt. Jōnen 常念岳 | 2,857 m (9,373 ft) | 0 km (0.0 mi) | 100 Famous |
![]() | Mt. Mae-Jōnen 前常念岳 | 2,661.78 m (8,733 ft)[14] | 2.0 km (1.2 mi) | |
![]() | Mt. Chō 蝶ヶ岳 | 2,677 m (8,783 ft) | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | 100 Famous |
![]() | Mt. Hotaka 穂高岳 | 3,190 m (10,466 ft) | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | tallest mountain in Hida Mountains 100 Famous |
Source river
[edit]Each source river joins the main stream of Shinano River, then flows to the Sea of Japan.[13]
- Ichinomata Valley (Tributary of Azusa River)
- Jōnen River, Ichino River and Nino river (tributary of Sai (Nagano) River)
Gallery
[edit]- Mount Jōnen from Mount Yari
- Mount Jōnen and sunrise from Mount Yari
- Mount Jōnen where it snowed from Mount Chō
- Mount Jōnen in summer from Mount Mae-Jōnen
- Mount Yari that turned red in autumn from Mount Jōnen
- Mount Jonen and Jonen Hut from Mount Yokotoshi, October 2023
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Map inspection service of 25000:1 穂高岳". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ "Mountains altitude list in Japan(Nagano)". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The Asahi Shimbun Companyin. 1982. ISBN 4-02-260871-4.
- ^ a b "Chūbu-Sangaku National Park". Ministry of the Environment (Japan). Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ a b 日本山名辞典) [Dictionary of name of Japanese mountain]. Sanseido. 1992. ISBN 4-385-15403-1.
- ^ 1000 Japanese Mountains. YAMA-KEI Publishers. 1992. ISBN 4-635-09025-6.
- ^ a b "The back number of the program (Kita-Alps Mount Jōnen)". NHK. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ Walter Weston (2005) [1896]. 日本アルプスの登山と探検 [Mountaineering and exploration in Japanese alps] (in Japanese). Translated by Iwanami Shoten (new ed.). ISBN 4-00-334741-2.
- ^ a b The story of mountain huts in Northern Japanese Alps. Tokyo Shimbun. 1997. ISBN 4-8083-0374-4.
- ^ 100 Famous Japanese Mountains with postmark of stamp with the scenery. Hukurōsha. 2007. ISBN 978-4-89806-276-0.
- ^ "Mount Jōnen on Eco channel of NHK". NHK. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ Alpen guide Kamikōchi, Mount Yari and Mount Hotaka (アルペンガイド). YAMA-KEI Publishers. 2000. ISBN 4-635-01319-7.
- ^ a b c d 山と高原地図 [Mountain and plateau map, Mount Yari, Mount Hotaka and Kamikōchi]. Shobunsha Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-4-398-75717-3.
- ^ "Information inspection service of the Triangulation station". Geospatial Information Authority of Japan,(高山-上高地). Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
External links
[edit]Media related to Mount Jōnen at Wikimedia Commons