Hira Mountains
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The Hira Mountains (比良山地, Hira-sanchi) are a mountain range to the west of Lake Biwa on the border of Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.[1] The range runs 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north to south. It is narrowest in the southern part of the range, running 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east to west, and broadest at the northern part of the range, running 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) km east to west.[2] The eastern side of the Hira Mountains looks steeply over Lake Biwa, while the western side of the range forms a gentler valley in Kyoto.[2]
Hira Mountains | |
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比良山地 Hira-sanchi | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,214.4 m (3,984 ft) |
Coordinates | 35°15′00″N 135°53′00″E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | [çiɾa saɲtɕi] |
Geography | |
Location | Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan |
The three main peaks of the Hira Mountains are Mount Bunagatake, the highest with an elevation of 1,214.4 metres (3,984 ft); Hōraisan, at 1,174 metres (3,852 ft), and Mount Uchimi at 1,103 metres (3,619 ft).[1]
The spring snow of the Hira Mountains is one of the Eight Views of Ōmi.[1]