Iide Mountains
Iide Mountain Range seen from Aizu, Fukushima
Highest point
PeakMount Dainichi, Kiso District
Elevation2,128 m (6,982 ft)
Coordinates37°49′59″N 139°39′38″E / 37.83306°N 139.66056°E / 37.83306; 139.66056
Naming
Native name飯豊連峰 (Japanese)
Geography
CountryJapan
PrefecturesNiigata, Yamagata and Fukushima

The Iide Mountains (飯豊連峰, Iide-renpō) or Iide Mountain district (飯豊山地, Iide-sanchi) is a mountain range that spans the Fukushima, Niigata and Yamagata prefectures in Japan. Its highest peak is Mount Dainichi (大日岳, Dainichi-dake) at 2,128m,[1] and the main peak of the range is Mount Iide at 2,105m above sea level.[1] The range contains a number of peaks higher than 2000m and is a part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park.[2]

Peaks

Below are some of the peaks of the Iide Mountains:[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b 山都町の紹介. Kitakata official webpage (in Japanese). Kitakata City, Fukushima. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  2. ^ 磐梯朝日国立公園. 国立公園 - National parks of Japan (in Japanese). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. ^ 飯豊山の概要 > 飯豊山とは.... Kitakata Sightseeing Association (in Japanese). Kitakata City. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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