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Mount Nyukasa

Coordinates: 35°53′47″N 138°10′18″E / 35.89639°N 138.17167°E / 35.89639; 138.17167
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Mount Nyukasa
入笠山
Mount Nyukasa viewed from near the Suzurannosato Station.
Highest point
Elevation1,955 m (6,414 ft)[1]
Coordinates35°53′47″N 138°10′18″E / 35.89639°N 138.17167°E / 35.89639; 138.17167
Geography
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LocationJapan
Parent rangeAkaishi Mountains

Mount Nyukasa (入笠山, Nyūkasa-yama) is a mountain located on the northernmost edge of the Akaishi Mountains (also known as the Southern Alps), in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Though part of the “Southern Alps”, Mount Nyukasa is not included in the Minami Alps National Park. There are multiple mountain climbing trails, and the summit offers a view of Mount Fuji.[2]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has an observatory near the peak of Mount Nyukasa.

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