Mount Atago (Minamibōsō, Chiba)
Mountain in Chiba prefecture, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Atago (愛宕山, Atago-yama) is a mountain on the border of the cities of Minamibōsō and Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Japan with an altitude of 408.2 m (1,339 ft). It is the highest point in Chiba Prefecture. Mount Atago is at the west of the Mineoka Mountain District of the Bōsō Hill Range. The kanji for Mount Atago, 愛 and 宕, mean 'love' and 'cave' respectively. The mountain is also known as Mineoka Atago-yama as several other hills and mountains share the same name in Japan, most notably Mount Atago in the Tamba Mountains to the northwest of Kyōto.[1]
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Mount Atago | |
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Atago-yama | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 408.2 m (1,339 ft) |
Coordinates | 35°6′53″N 139°59′12″E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | [ataɡojama] |
Geography | |
Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan | |
Parent range | Bōsō Hill Range |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
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