Ganyama Mountains

The Ganyama Mountains [阜山山來; がんやま・さんこ] are a mountain range located in southern Ganyama Prefecture. The tallest point in the range is Mount Ganyama, which stands at an elevation of 2,230 metres; it is the tallest mountain in the Zōku region.
One striking feature of many of the slopes in the range is the formation of korishaki ('ice monsters') in mid-winter. Strong winds fling water droplets which freeze against the trees and their branches, until near-horizontal icicles begin to form. Falling snow settles on the ice formations, and the end result is a grotesque figure of a tree. The effect of a full forest of such trees gives visitors a eerie and chilling feeling.
The mountains included in this range are:
* Mount Ganyama (2,230m)
* Mount Chō (1,750m)
* Mount Shitomo (1,200m)
* Mount Saikori (1,000m)
* Mount Ehara (870m)
* Mount Ame (830m)
* Mount Yūko (800m)
* Mount Gyōnaki (720m)
* Mount Tori (640m)
* Mount Yōshire (580m)