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| Washigasu Yama (1093m) from Maegadake (825m). The peak is still about 3km distant along the ridge. |
Today was a team-building exercise to hike Washigasu Mountain, located just to the south of the Takiya River basin. A second objective was to take photos of the mountains and ridges of the Takiya River basin. The mountain name "Washigasu" means "Eagle's Nest", and the mountain is worthy of the name, being the highest peak (1093m) on a jagged ridge-line that rises steeply above the Miomote River. The total hike of 11.5km took us 8 hours on an arduous up-down and overgrown trail (ascent/descent 1675m).
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| Rising above Miomote Dam, the southern ridge-line of the Takiya basin (640m to 836m) |
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| To the east, Asahi Mountain Range with fresh autumn snow (1870m) |
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| Left centre is the upper Takiya basin (max. elev. 954m). Snowy Mt. Chokai (2230m) visible on the left horizon. |
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| Rising above Miomote Dam, the southern ridge-line of the Takiya basin (640m to 836m) |
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| Asahi Mountain Range from Nakagadake (1004m) |
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| Nakagadake summit (1004m) |
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| Miomote River and Miomote Dam are to the right |
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| Summit of Washigasu Yama (1093m) |
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| Summit of Washigasu Yama (1093m) |
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| To the south, Iide Mountain Range (2100m) from Washigasu Yama |
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| To the southwest, Niigata coastal plain stretches from Murakami to Yahiko |
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| Our return route over Nakagadake (1004m) and Maegadake (825m) with lower Miomote River behind |
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