Mount Shiomi

Mount Shiomi
Mount Shiomi
塩見岳
	Mount Shiomi seen from Mount Aino
Highest point
Elevation	3,047 m (9,997 ft)
Prominence	505 m (1,657 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	35°34′26″N 138°10′59″E
Geography
	Mount Shiomi Japan
Location	Chūbu region, Honshū, Japan
Parent range	Akaishi Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Mt. Shiomi (塩見岳, Shiomi-dake) is a mountain located in the centre of the Akaishi Mountains−Southern Alps, within Minami Alps National Park, Japan. It is on the border of Shizuoka and Nagano Prefectures. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

At 3,047 m tall, it is the 16th tallest mountains and hills of Japan. There is the mountaineering route on from a ridge in Akaishi Mountains.

History

1902 - Toranosuke Ienaka climbed the top for the Surveying investigation. Afterwards, the Triangulation station was set up in the peak on the west side.
1964 - The Mount Shiomi region was specified for the new Minami Alps National Park.
1977 - Shiomi mountain hut was built on the west of the summit .