Mount Ōyama (Kanagawa)

Mount Ōyama
View from the south
Highest point
Elevation1,252 m (4,108 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Japan
Coordinates35°26′27″N 139°13′52″E / 35.44083°N 139.23111°E / 35.44083; 139.23111
Naming
English translationbig mountain
rain mountain
guardian of the land mountain
Language of nameJapanese
Pronunciation[oːjama]
[aɸɯɾijama]
[kɯɲimijama]
Geography
Mount Ōyama
Location in Japan
LocationKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Parent rangeTanzawa Mountains
Topo map(s)Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 大山
50000:1 東京
Geology
Rock ageMiddle MioceneLate Miocene
Mountain typeVolcanic
Volcanic arcIzu–Bonin–Mariana Arc
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Ōyama (大山, Ō-yama), also Mount Afuri (阿夫利山 or 雨降り山, Afuri-yama) or Mount Kunimi (Kunimi-yama), is a 1,252-metre-high (4,108 ft) mountain situated on the border of Isehara, Hadano and Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Tanzawa and other mountains in the Tanzawa Mountains it forms the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park. Mount Ōyama is a popular sightseeing spot in Kanagawa Prefecture.