Mount Tate

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Mount Tateyama is located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 3015m and, along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan's. Tateyama is a term for a mountain consisting of the three peaks Ōnanjiyama, Oyama, and Fuji-no-Oritateyama,, and does not exist as a single peak. Tateyama is the tallest mountain in the Tateyama Mountain Range .It was first climbed by Saeki no Ariyori during Japan's Asuka period. The area was designated the Chūbu-Sangaku National Park on December 4, 1934.NameThe kanji for the mountain (立山 Tateyama), which is called Tateyama in Japanese, mean "standing 立 or outstanding 顕" and "mountain", respectively. The pronunciation of tate is two syllables similar to tah-tei rather than gate. The Toyama Prefectural Government uses the name Mount Tateyama as an official translation of the Japanese mountain. English-speaking locals tend to use the Japanese name Tateyama when referring to the mountain.GeologyThe mountain is composed primarily of granite and gneiss. However, located along the ridge and plateau about 2km west of the summit is a small andesite-dacite stratovolcano. This volcano has an elevation of 2621m, and has had minor historical eruptions, the latest in 1839.