Mount Goryū

Mount Goryū
五竜岳
Highest point
Elevation2,814 m (9,232 ft)
Prominence384 m (1,260 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates36°39′30″N 137°45′10″E / 36.65833°N 137.75278°E / 36.65833; 137.75278
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Goryū
Parent rangeHida Mountains (Ushirotateyama Mountains)

Mount Goryū (五竜岳, Goryū-dake) is a mountain in the Ushirotateyama Mountains in the Hida Mountains. The mountain body straddles Kurobe, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, and the summit is mostly located on the Toyama side. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is sometimes written as Goryū-dake (五龍岳) with only "dragon" in the old font.