:Mount Izumi Katsuragi

Mount Izumi Katsuragi is an {{convert|858|m|ft}} mountain located on the Kongō Range, straddling the prefectural boundary between Osaka and Wakayama in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.yamakei-online.com/yamanavi/yama.php?yama_id=738|script-title=ja:和泉葛城山|language=Japanese|trans-title=Mount Izumi Katsuragi|publisher=Yama-kei Publishers|accessdate=April 27, 2015|archivedate=April 1, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401103555/http://www.yamakei-online.com/yamanavi/yama.php?yama_id=738}}{{cite web|url=http://powdersearch.jp/mt699.html|script-title=ja:葛城山|trans-title=Mount Katsuragi|publisher=PowderSearch|language=Japanese|accessdate=April 27, 2015|archivedate=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080302/http://powdersearch.jp/mt699.html}} Parts of the mountain lie in Kishiwada and Kaizuka, Osaka, as well as in Kinokawa, Wakayama.

The Izumiyama Chain and the Kongō Range form a {{convert|120|km|mi}} long L-shaped range called the {{nihongo|Kongō - Izumi Katsuragi Mountain Range|金剛・和泉葛城山系|Kongō - Izumi Katsuragi Sankei}}, extending along the border between Osaka, Nara, and Wakayama, including Mount Yamato Katsuragi.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/2709/00000000/kongoizumikatsuragi.pdf|script-title=ja:大阪府屋外広告物条例 金剛・和泉葛城山系区域図|trans-title=Osaka Prefectural Outdoor Advertising Rules and Regulations Kongō - Izumi Katsuragi Mountain Range Area Map|language=Japanese|publisher=Osaka Prefecture|accessdate=April 27, 2015|archivedate=May 25, 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525140748/http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/2709/00000000/kongoizumikatsuragi.pdf}} Mount Izumi Katsuragi has been known as the heart of the Katsuragi Mountains since ancient times.

The 9th sutra mound of the Katsuragi 28 Shuku is found on the summit of Mount Izumi Katsuragi.{{cite book|author=垂井俊憲|title=犬鳴山修験道葛城二十八宿を巡る: 垂井俊憲写真集|publisher= 東方出版|date=2001|isbn=9784885917028|language=ja}}{{cite book|author=宮家準|title=修験道の経・講式・和讃・唱言|publisher=春秋社|date=2023|isbn=9784393291375|pages=193-198|language=ja}}

The north slope of Mount Izumi Katsuragi is covered in a wood of Japanese beech, which favor growing at elevations high enough to remain fairly cool. Harvesting the trees in this wood is forbidden by the association of Hachidairyūō shrines and temples, and this is the southernmost stand of Japanese beech on Honshū. The trees in the area were designated a national protected species in 1923, allowing them to continue to thrive in an area very close to suburban and urban growth.{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/soshiki/36/katsuragi-san.html|script-title=ja:和泉葛城山・ブナ林|trans-title=Mount Izumi Katsuragi - Japanese Beech Woods|publisher=Kishiwada City|language=Japanese|accessdate=April 19, 2015|archivedate=April 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124758/http://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/soshiki/36/katsuragi-san.html}}

Mount Izumi Katsuragi is easily accessible by car from three different directions, with all three roads meeting near the summit. There is also a Nankai Wing Bus which travels between the bus stop at Kishiwada Station and the Ushitakiyama (牛滝山) bus stop near the base of the mountain. From there, it takes about 60 minutes to hike to the summit.{{cite web|url=http://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/soshiki/36/hatidairyuousha.html|script-title=ja:八大竜王社|trans-title=Hachidairyūō Shrine|language=Japanese|publisher=Kishiwada City|accessdate=April 19, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124708/http://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/soshiki/36/hatidairyuousha.html|url-status=dead|archivedate=April 27, 2015}}

There are no lodging, toilet, or food services at the summit.{{cite web|url=http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/15501/00092565/ura.pdf|script-title=ja:ダイヤモンドトレール|trans-title=Diamond Trail|format=PDF|publisher=Osaka Prefectural Government|language=Japanese|accessdate=April 20, 2015|archivedate=July 1, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701191803/http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/15501/00092565/ura.pdf|url-status=live}}

File:Hachidairyuo-jinja (Mount Izumi Katsuragi)1.jpg|Hachidairyūō Shrine, near the base of the mountain

File:Katsuragi-jinja (Mount Izumi Katsuragi)1.jpg|Katsuragi Shrine, near the base of the mountain.

File:View of Mount Izumi Katsuragi3.jpg|Looking SE from viewing platform

View of Mount Izumi Katsuragi1.jpg|Looking NNW from viewing platform

File:Mount Izumi Katsuragi tenbodai.jpg|viewing platform

• Mount Minami Katsuragi
• Mount Naka Katsuragi
• Mount Yamato Katsuragi

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• {{Commonscat inline|Mount Izumi Katsuragi}}
• [http://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/soshiki/36/katsuragi-san.html Kishiwada City - Mount Izumi Katsuragi - Beech Woodland] {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.city.kaizuka.lg.jp/kanko/shizen/bunarin.html Kaizuka City - Mount Izumi Katsuragi - Beech Woodland] {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.city.kinokawa.lg.jp/kanko/outdoor/index.html Outdoors and Sports - Kinokawa City Sightseeing Guide] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park}}

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Category:Mountains of Wakayama Prefecture

Category:Mountains of Osaka Prefecture