Mount Myogi is composed of many different mountains : Hakuun-zan (白雲山), Kondou-san (金洞山), Kinkei-san (金鶏山), Souma-dake (相馬岳), Mitake-san (御岳山), Chousunokashira (丁須ノ頭), Yakyu-san (谷急山) and others. Mount Myogi is generally separated in its south side (known as the front side) and its north side (known as the back side). For instance, when looking at Kinkei-san (金鶏山) from Shimonita, the mount is referred to as Nakano-take (中之嶽). Among the many mountains of Mount Myogi, which is already considered having a picturesque form, the landscape of Nakano-take is very particular. Along the slope of the mountain, there is a group of rocks with unique names (ロウソク岩 candle rock , 大砲岩 cannon rock, 筆頭岩 head of the family rock, ユルギ岩 shaky rock, 虚無僧岩 nihilist monk rock) that make it praised as one of the most beautiful mountains over Japan. The starting point of the hiking course going through those rocks is Nakano-dake shrine (). The most famous temple of the divine mountain, Myogi shrine (), is located on Hakuun-zan, on the east slope of Mount Myogi. During Edo period, people thought that the god of the mountain protected the population from fire and lightnings. Mount Fuji is located south of Mount Myogi.