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 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.

Mount Kinpu
金峰山
Mount Kinpu (Oct. 2007)
Highest point
Elevation	2,599 m (8,527 ft)[1][2]
Listing	Mountains of Japan
Coordinates	35°52′18″N 138°37′31″E[1]
Geography
Mount Kinpu
Country	Japan
Prefectures	Nagano and Yamanashi
Districts	Minamisaku and Kōfu
Parent range	Okuchichibu Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

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

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

See also

• Media related to Mount Kinpu at Wikimedia Commons
• Mount Mizugaki
• 100 Famous Japanese Mountains