Mount Hotakadake

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Mount Hotaka
穂高岳
Mount Hotaka from Tokugō-tōge
Highest point
Elevation	3,190 m (10,470 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,307 m (7,569 ft)[1]
Listing	100 Famous Japanese Mountains Ultra
Coordinates	36°17′21″N 137°38′53″E / 36.28917°N 137.64806°E / 36.28917; 137.64806[1]
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[hotakadake]
Geography
Japan
Location	Takayama, Gifu Prefecture Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture Japan
Parent range	Hida Mountains
Geology
Mountain type	Pyramidal peak
Climbing
First ascent	Gunji Abe (1906)
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Hotaka (穂高岳, Hotaka-dake), also known as Mount Hotakadake, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains as coined by the media, reaching a height of 3,190 m (10,466 ft). Mount Hotaka is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains and all its major peaks except Mount Maehotaka, lie on the border between the cities of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. This mountain is located in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park.^[2]

The peaks of Okuhotaka, Karasawa, Kitahotaka, Maehotaka and Nishihotaka are called the Hotaka Mountains. The highest peak in this range, and also the tallest mountain in both Nagano and Gifu prefectures, is Mount Okuhotaka. Mount Hotaka is also referred to as the "Leader of the Northern Alps" (北アルプスの盟主, Kita-Arupusu no Meishu).