Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen (氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園) is a Quasi-National Park in Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Okayama Prefecture, Japan.^[1][2] It was founded on 10 April 1969 and has an area of 488.03 square kilometres (188.43 sq mi).^[3][4][5]

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park
氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mount Hyōno
Location of Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park in Japan
Location	Kansai Region, Japan
Nearest city	Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture
Coordinates	35°20′17″N 134°29′2″E
Area	488.03 square kilometres (188.43 sq mi)
Established	April 10, 1969
Governing body	Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture

Overview

Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Kokutei Kōen comprises three areas of the Chūgoku Mountains, a mountain range which forms the backbone of the Chūgoku region of western Japan and extends under the Pacific Ocean.^[4] The park covers 48,803 hectares (120,590 acres): 25,200 hectares (62,000 acres) in Hyōgo Prefecture, 15,024 hectares (37,130 acres) in Okayama Prefecture, and 8,579 hectares (21,200 acres) in Tottori Prefecture.

Jurisdictions

• Hyōgo Prefecture
  • Toyooka
  • Yabu
  • Shisō
  • Kami
  • Shin'onsen
  • Sayō
• Okayama Prefecture
  • Mimasaka
  • Nishiawakura
• Tottori Prefecture
  • City of Tottori
  • Iwami
  • Yazu
  • Wakasa
  • Chizu
  • Misasa

Mountains

Important mountains of the park include:

• Mount Hyōno -- 1,510 metres (4,950 ft). Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures
• Mount Sobu -- 1,074 metres (3,524 ft). Hyōgo Prefecture
• Mount Mimuro -- 1,358 metres (4,455 ft). Hyōgo and Tottori prefectures
• Mount Ushiro -- 1,345 metres (4,413 ft). Hyōgo and Okayama prefectures
• Mount Nagi -- 1,255 metres (4,117 ft). Tottori and Okayama prefectures^[4][5]

See also

• List of national parks of Japan

External links

• 氷ノ山後山那岐山国定公園, J-IBIS (in Japanese)
• The Hyonosen - Ushiroyama Nagisan Quasi National Park, World Database on Protected Areas.