# Mount Norikura

- **Country:** Japan
- **Coordinates:** 36.106389, 137.553611
- **Topo:** Geographical Survey Institute, 25000:1 乗鞍岳, 50000:1 上高地
- **Type:** Stratovolcano (active)
- **Range:** Hida Mountains
- **Listing:** • List of mountains in Japan• List of volcanoes in Japan• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains• Ribu
- **Location:** Gifu PrefectureNagano PrefectureJapan
- **Map Size:** 280
- **Other Name:** 乗鞍岳
- **Elevation M:** 3025.64
- **Translation:** Riding Saddle Peak
- **First Ascent:** Enkū in the 1680s
- **Prominence M:** 1236
- **Last Eruption:** 50 BCE (?)

The Norikura Plateau borders the mountain on its northern side in Nagano Prefecture. The mountain, whose name means "riding saddle," received its name because its shape looks like a horse saddle. It is known for being the easiest to climb among the mountains in Japan that are above 3000-meters.

![Photo of Mount Norikura](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Mount_Norikura_%28West_side%29_2010-03-19_-_panoramio.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Norikura (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)