Mount Shinobu
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信夫山 | |
Mt. Shinobu rises from the center of the city of Fukushima. Train tracks can be seen going through a tunnel in the mountain.
Mt. Shinobu's southern side, as viewed from directly south of Fukushima Station, October 2008
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Mt. Shinobu (信夫山 Shinobu-yama?) is a 275-meter monadnock located in the center of Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
Geography
Mt. Shinobu rises 275 meters from the surrounding flat Fukushima Basin. The mountain has three main peaks: Mt. Ha (羽山 Ha-yama) is on the western part of the mountain and is the tallest peak at 275 meters, Mt. Haguro (羽黒山 Haguro-san) is in the center and tops out at 260 meters, and Mt. Kumano (熊野山 Kumano-san) is a 268-meter peak in the east. In addition to the three main peaks, there are also the smaller peaks of Mt. Tatsuishi (立石山 Tatsuishi-yama), which is north of Mt. Kumano and stands at 220 meters, and Tengunomori (天狗の森), which is a 183-meter peak on the southeast of the mountain.[3][4]
Mt. Shinobu is 2.7 km long from east to west, 1.4 km wide from south to north, and has a circumference of seven kilometers.[3]