Mount Minami Katsuragi | |
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南葛城山 Minami Katsuragi-san | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 922 m (3,025 ft) |
Coordinates | 34°21′25″N 135°32′19″E / 34.3569°N 135.5386°E |
Naming | |
English translation | South Kudzu Castle Mountain |
Language of name | Japanese |
Geography | |
Mount Minami Katsuragi is located between
Kawachinagano, Osaka and
Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan | |
Parent range | Kongō Range |
Mount Minami Katsuragi (南葛城山, Minami Katsuragi-san) is the tallest mountain in the Izumi Mountains within the Kongō Range, straddling the border between Osaka and Wakayama Prefectures in Japan. Its peak elevation is 922 metres (3,025 ft).
Mount Minami Katsuragi is a remote mountain located on the prefectural border between Kawachinagano, Osaka and Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan. With a peak elevation of 922 metres (3,025 ft), it is the highest peak in the Izumi Mountains, a group of mountains part of the larger Kongō Range. It is one of the mountains listed as one of the Osaka 50 Mountains, [1] and is the highest peak in Wakayama Prefecture.
There are not a lot of extreme mountain climbers ascending this peak, so Mount Minami Katsuragi is generally quiet, with few climbers. The sides of the mountain are covered in Japanese cedar and Sasa veitchii, or bamboo grass.
The summit has a number of benches and chairs from which to view the scenery, including stands of Japanese cedar which surround the overlook.
There are a number of trails leading up the mountain. The most common routes are listed below: