Mt. Bunagatake is located in Okuhira (inner Hira) which is in the northern part of Hira mountains as opposed to Kitahira (northern Hira) having Mt. Shakagatake as the highest mountain and Minamihira (sothern Hira) centering on Mt. Horaisan.
武奈ヶ岳は、釈迦岳を最高峰とする北比良、同じく蓬莱山を中心とする南比良に対して、比良山地の北部を占める奥比良に位置している。