Mt. Daihi was also called 'Kita Omine' (Northern Omine) in order to differentiate it from the renowned ascetic practice site of Mt. Omine in Yamato Province (Tenkawa-mura, Yoshino-gun County, Nara Prefecture).
修験の行場として著名な大和の大峯山（奈良県吉野郡天川村）に対し、大悲山は「北大峯」とも呼ばれた。