Mount Karasuba

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| name = Mount Karasuba | other_name = Karasuba-yama

| photo = 花嫁街道からの烏場山.jpg

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| elevation_m = 266.6

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| range = Bōsō Hill Range

| listing = Mountains of Japan

| language = Japanese

| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|kaɾasɯbajama|}}

| country = Japan

| part_type = Island

| part = Honshu

| subdivision1_type = Prefecture

| subdivision1 = Chiba

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| map_caption = Location in Chiba Prefecture

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{{Nihongo|Mount Karasuba|烏場山|Karasuba-yama}} is a mountain of modest height on the border of the cities Minamibōsō and Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, reaching an elevation of {{Convert|266.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It is one of the mountains of the Mineoka Mountain District of the Bōsō Hill Range. The kanji for Mount Karasuba, 烏 and 場, mean 'crow' and 'place' respectively. The mountain became a popular hiking destination after the construction of a hiking trail in 1975. The trail features three viewing platforms that offer views of the Pacific Ocean, surrounding hills, and nearby cities.

Mount Karasuba is covered by a laurisilva forest, a type of laurel forest found in subtropical areas. It is home to many examples of the Japanese stone oak and the sudajii castanopsis, an evergreen beech tree. The area around the Odawara district of Minamibōsō is a base for floriculture, and there are many flower fields at the base of Mount Karasuba, even in winter. [http://homepage2.nifty.com/m_hayaka/08rep/080120-karasu.html 烏場山]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ja}}

Transportation

The hiking trail that leads to Mount Karasuba is accessible from Wadaura Station in Minamibōsō via the JR East Uchibō Line, although the hike to the summit can take several hours.[http://www.asahi-mullion.com/column/hyakumeizan/50223index.html 烏場山(267m 千葉県)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107095800/http://www.asahi-mullion.com/column/hyakumeizan/50223index.html |date=2009-01-07 }} {{in lang|ja}}

File:烏場山山頂 2013-05-08 - La monto Karasuba - panoramio.jpg|The top

File:Mineoka-atagoyama.jpg|The NW view from third observatory. {{ill|Mount Mineoka-Atago|ja|愛宕山 (南房総市)}} in the center.

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Category:Mountains of Chiba Prefecture