Mount Utatsu

Mount Utatsu
卯辰山
View from Mount Utatsu of downtown Kanazawa.
Highest point
Elevation149 m (489 ft)
Prominence33 m (108 ft)
ListingMountains of Japan
Coordinates36°34′24″N 136°40′40″E / 36.5732°N 136.6778°E / 36.5732; 136.6778
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Utatsu
Japan

Mount Utatsu (卯辰山, Utatsu-yama) is a mountain in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also known by a number of other names, including Mount Mukai (向山, Mukai-yama), Mount Mukō (夢香山, Mukō-yama), Mount Garyū (臥竜山, Garyū-zan), and Mount Kasuga (春日山, Kasuga-yama). It is visible to the east of Kanazawa Castle and has Toyokuni Shrine located on its slopes.

The summit of Mount Utatsu is used as a secondary triangulation point (named "Kanazawa") by the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan.