Coordinates: 35°53′47″N 138°10′18″E / 35.89639°N 138.17167°E / 35.89639; 138.17167

Mount Nyukasa

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Mount Nyukasa
入笠山
Mount Nyukasa viewed from near the Suzurannosato Station.
Highest point
Elevation1,955 m (6,414 ft)[1]
Coordinates35°53′47″N 138°10′18″E / 35.89639°N 138.17167°E / 35.89639; 138.17167
Geography
LocationJapan
Parent rangeAkaishi Mountains

Mount Nyukasa (入笠山, Nyūkasa-yama) is a mountain located on the northernmost edge of the Akaishi Mountains (also known as the Southern Alps), in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Outline

Though part of the “Southern Alps”, Mount Nyukasa is not included in the Minami Alps National Park. There are multiple mountain climbing trails, and the summit offers a view of Mount Fuji.[2]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has an observatory near the peak of Mount Nyukasa.

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