Mount Jōnen

Mount Jōnen
常念岳
Mount Jōnen, Mount Yokotooshi and Azusa River
in spring from Azumi Basin
Highest point
Elevation2,857 m (9,373 ft)
Listing100 Famous Japanese Mountains
List of mountains in Japan
Coordinates36°19′32″N 137°43′39″E / 36.32556°N 137.72750°E / 36.32556; 137.72750
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Jōnen
Location of Mount Jōnen in Japan.
LocationAzumino, Nagano and Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Parent rangeJōnen Mountains in Hida Mountains
Topo map(s)Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 穂高岳
50,000:1 上高地
Climbing
First ascentWalter Weston in 1894
(Mountaineering)

Mount Jōnen (常念岳, Jōnen-dake) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,857 m (9,373 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains in Nagano Prefecture and in Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. The shape of the mountain looks like the triangle. It can be seen from Azumi Basin.