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Mount Bessan

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Mount Bessan
Mount Bessan. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mt. Bessan (別山, Bessan) is located on the border of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and rises to a height of 2,399 m (7,871 ft). There are two triangulation stations at the top of the mountain. Mount Haku can be seen from the north. Bessan Shrine (別山神社 Bessan Jinja) is a short distance from the peak. This area is part of Hakusan National Park. (Note: there is also a Mt. Bessan in located in Toyama Prefecture.)

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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