Mount Ōtenjō

Mount Ōtenjō
大天井ヶ岳

Mount Ōtenjō from north (May 2009)
Highest point
Elevation 1,438.7 m (4,720 ft)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 34°14′4″N 135°54′52″E / 34.23444°N 135.91444°E / 34.23444; 135.91444
Naming
Pronunciation [oːtendʑoːdake]
Geography
Location Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan
Parent range Ōmine Mountain Range

Mount Ōtenjō (大天井ヶ岳 Ōtenjō-ga-dake) is a 1,438.7 m (4,720 ft) mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is one of the Kinki 100 mountains. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi.

Ōtenjō literally means ‘the great ceiling’.

Route

There are three major routes to the top of this mountain. The most popular route is from Dorokawa, Kurotaki via Gobanzeki and it takes three hours and 15 minutes to the top. Another route is also from Dorokawa via Mount Iwaya and it takes three hours. The other route is from north via Mount Shisuniwa from Yoshinoyama Station, but it takes seven and half hours.

Access

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