| Mount Kinpu | |
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| 金峰山 | |
 Mount Kinpu (Oct. 2007) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,599 m (8,527 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 35°52′18″N 138°37′31″E / 35.87167°N 138.62528°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Kinpu | |
| Parent range | Okuchichibu Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Kinpu (金峰山, Kinpu-san), or Mount Kinpō (金峰山, Kinpō-san) is a mountain and the main peak in the Okuchichibu Range in Kantō Mountains.[2] It is located in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park[3] on the boundary of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.[4] It has the sacred Gojoiwa rock, a Shinto holy site,[5] on its top and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[6] At 2599 m tall,[1] it is the second highest peak of the Okuchichibu Mountains.
Access
First take a bus bound for Masutomi Hot Spring (増富温泉). Second take a bus bound for Mizugakisansou (瑞牆山荘). Look for direct bus to the trailhead. It might be available depending on the season.[4][7]
Gallery
Commemorative plaque at the summit of Mount Kinpu.
The summit of Mount Kinpu.
From Mount Amigasa.
The conifer forest in Mount Kinpu.
References
- 1 2 3 Peak Kinpu-san Peakhunter AG
- ↑ Mt. Kinpu 2599m JMM Project
- ↑ Best trails in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park AllTrails
- 1 2 Mt. Kinpu (金峰山） Hiking in Japan
- ↑ Shrine at wit's end as climbers scale, deface sacred rock on famed Japanese peak Mainichi Newspapers
- ↑ Shrine on the edge of the abyss as climbers scale and deface the sacred rock on the famous Japanese peak Extremecashrobot
- ↑ Climbing Mount Kinpu Japan Travel Knowledge Center
See also
- Mount Mizugaki
- Ōdarumi Pass
- 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
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