Title Northern Cliffside

  • Tottori
  • Shimane
  • Okayama
Topic(s):
Nature/Ecology National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
Daisen-Oki National Park

北壁について


岩だらけの大山の北壁は、弥山から最高峰の剣が峰、天狗ヶ峰、三鈷峰に沿って、2キロに広がっています。行者谷、弥山沢などの大きく刻み込まれた谷の数々が、北壁に沿って見られます。その弱い岩質のために絶えず砕けたり崩壊したりする北壁の巨大な岩の塊は、屏風にたとえられており、大屏風岩(大きな折り畳みスクリーンの岩)、小屏風岩(小さな折り畳みスクリーンの岩)と呼ばれています。初夏でさえ、それらの岩の間に雪が残っています。

Northern Cliffside


The north face of Mt. Daisen is a 2 km–long rocky cliff, starting at Misen Peak (1709 m) and running through the summit peak of Kengamine (1729 m), Tengugamine Peak (1710 m), and Sankoho Peak (1516 m). There are many deeply carved ravines, such as Gyojodani and Misensawa, carved through this northern wall. The masses of rock on this side have been likened to traditional Japanese folding screens (byobu), and are called Obyobu iwa (Large Folding Screen Rock) and Kobyobu iwa (Small Folding Screen Rock). The rocky face of Mt. Daisen frequently crumbles and slides. Snow remains visible between the rocks through early summer.

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