Mount Kinpu

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 sacred Gojoiwa rock, a Shinto holy site,[5] on it 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.

Mount Kinpu
金峰山
Mount Kinpu (Oct. 2007)
Highest point
Elevation2,599 m (8,527 ft)[1]
Coordinates35°52′18″N 138°37′31″E[1]
Geography
Parent rangeOkuchichibu Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

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]

  • Commemorative plague at the summit of Mount Kinpu.
    Commemorative plague at the summit of Mount Kinpu.
  • The summit of Mount Kinpu.
    The summit of Mount Kinpu.
  • From Mount Amigasa.
    From Mount Amigasa.
  • The conifer forest in Mount Kinpu.
    The conifer forest in Mount Kinpu.

References
  1. Peak Kinpu-san Peakhunter AG
  2. Mt. Kinpu 2599m JMM Project
  3. Best trails in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park AllTrails
  4. Mt. Kinpu (金峰山） Hiking in Japan
  5. Shrine at wit's end as climbers scale, deface sacred rock on famed Japanese peak Mainichi Newspapers
  6. Shrine on the edge of the abyss as climbers scale and deface the sacred rock on the famous Japanese peak Extremecashrobot
  7. Climbing Mount Kinpu Japan Travel Knowledge Center

See also
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