Dewa Mountains

{{short description|Mountain range in Japan}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name = Dewa Mountains

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| other_name = {{native name|ja|出羽山地}}

| photo = Mount_Chōkai.JPG

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| photo_caption = Mount Chōkai

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| country = Japan

| subdivision1_type = Prefectures

| subdivision1 = Aomori
Akita
Yamagata

| parent = Japanese Alps

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| highest = Mount Chōkai

| elevation_m = 2236

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/japan.html|title=Japan Ultra-Prominences |publisher=Peaklist.org|access-date=2015-01-01}}

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| location = Nishikubiki District, Niigata

| map = Japan Tohoku#Japan

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Dewa Mountains ({{Langx|ja|出羽山地}}) is a mountain range that runs north and south on the west side of the Tohoku region of Japan.{{Cite web|last=第２版|first=ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,デジタル大辞泉,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),百科事典マイペディア,精選版 日本国語大辞典,世界大百科事典|title=出羽山地とは|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%87%BA%E7%BE%BD%E5%B1%B1%E5%9C%B0-102018|access-date=2021-05-25|website=コトバンク|language=ja}} The mountain range spans Aomori, Akita, and Yamagata prefectures.{{Cite web|title=でわさんち【出羽山地】 {{!}} て {{!}} 辞典|url=https://kids.gakken.co.jp/jiten/dictionary04400234/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=学研キッズネット|language=ja}}{{Cite web|title=【出羽山地】とは・意味 ｜ エキサイト辞書|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/dictionary/ency/content/%E5%87%BA%E7%BE%BD%E5%B1%B1%E5%9C%B0/|access-date=2021-05-25|website=エキサイト辞書|language=ja|archive-date=2021-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525120350/https://www.excite.co.jp/dictionary/ency/content/%E5%87%BA%E7%BE%BD%E5%B1%B1%E5%9C%B0/|url-status=dead}} The Dewa Mountains are split into several sub-ranges by the Yoneshiro River, the Omono River and the Mogami River.日本の自然2 東北 (Japanese Nature 2: Tohoku) ISBN 4-00-007932-8 These sub-ranges include the Shirakami Mountains, the Tahei Mountains, The Choki Mountains, and the Chotake Mountains.{{Cite web |title=秋田県の地形・地盤 : ジオテック株式会社 |url=https://www.jiban.co.jp/tips/kihon/ground/prefecture/akita.htm |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.jiban.co.jp}}The highest peak of the mountain range is Mount Chokai (2,236m).{{Cite web|last=第２版,世界大百科事典内言及|first=日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),事典・日本の観光資源,国指定史跡ガイド,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,百科事典マイペディア,デジタル大辞泉,精選版 日本国語大辞典,事典 日本の地域遺産,世界大百科事典|title=鳥海山とは|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%B3%A5%E6%B5%B7%E5%B1%B1-97684|access-date=2021-05-25|website=コトバンク|language=ja}}