{{Short description|Mountain in Japan on the border between Maibara and Ibigawa}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Ibuki | other_name = 伊吹山 | image = Mount Ibuki and N700 Series Shinkansen.jpg | image_caption = Mount Ibuki and N700 Series Shinkansen | elevation_m = 1377 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | listing = 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | language = Japanese | location = Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture<br />Maibara, Shiga Prefecture<br />Japan | range = | map = Japan | map_caption = Location of Mount Ibuki in Japan | coordinates = {{coord|35|25|04|N|136|24|22|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | type = Upheaved submarine volcano<ref name=OMI /> | age = | volcanic_arc/belt = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}
{{nihongo|'''Mount Ibuki'''|伊吹山|Ibuki-yama}} is a {{Convert|1377|m|ft|0|adj=mid|-high}} mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is also included on the lists of the 100 Kinki Mountains and the 50 Shiga Mountains. Mount Ibuki is the highest mountain in Shiga Prefecture.
==Outline== Mount Ibuki is the highest peak in the Ibuki Mountains, which stretch from north to south along the border of Shiga Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture. Located at the southern end of the mountain chain with the Suzuka Mountains not too far to the south, a small plain at the foot of this mountain, Sekigahara, became one of the most important strategic points throughout Japanese history.
==Nature== Since ancient times, Mount Ibuki has also been known for its rich variety of wild plants and animals, as well as for its beautiful shape.
==Climate== Mount Ibuki has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb'') with mild summers and cold winters. On 14 February 1927, 230 centimetres (90.6 in) of snow fell on Mount Ibuki,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=60&prec_ch=%8E%A0%89%EA%8C%A7&block_no=47751&block_ch=%88%C9%90%81%8ER&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=|title=Weather Records of Mt. Ibuki|accessdate=2010-03-03|publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency}} (in Japanese)</ref> which is the highest 24 hour totals in the world on record.
{{Weather box |collapsed = Y |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Mount Ibuki (1961−1990 normals, extremes 1919−2001) |Jan record high C = 9.9 |Feb record high C = 10.8 |Mar record high C = 14.6 |Apr record high C = 22.1 |May record high C = 23.5 |Jun record high C = 25.4 |Jul record high C = 27.6 |Aug record high C = 29.2 |Sep record high C = 28.8 |Oct record high C = 21.4 |Nov record high C = 18.3 |Dec record high C = 13.8 |Jan high C = -3.4 |Feb high C = -2.9 |Mar high C = 0.6 |Apr high C = 8.3 |May high C = 13.2 |Jun high C = 16.2 |Jul high C = 19.8 |Aug high C = 20.9 |Sep high C = 17.1 |Oct high C = 11.9 |Nov high C = 6.2 |Dec high C = -0.3 |Jan mean C = -5.7 |Feb mean C = -5.4 |Mar mean C = -2.4 |Apr mean C = 4.6 |May mean C = 9.5 |Jun mean C = 13.3 |Jul mean C = 17.2 |Aug mean C = 18.0 |Sep mean C = 14.3 |Oct mean C = 8.5 |Nov mean C = 3.1 |Dec mean C = -2.6 |Jan low C = -8.0 |Feb low C = -7.9 |Mar low C = -5.3 |Apr low C = 1.3 |May low C = 6.2 |Jun low C = 10.8 |Jul low C = 15.0 |Aug low C = 15.9 |Sep low C = 12.1 |Oct low C = 5.9 |Nov low C = 0.4 |Dec low C = -4.9 |Jan record low C = -16.3 |Feb record low C = -16.5 |Mar record low C = -15.9 |Apr record low C = -10.0 |May record low C = -5.6 |Jun record low C = 0.3 |Jul record low C = 6.5 |Aug record low C = 7.6 |Sep record low C = 3.2 |Oct record low C = -3.6 |Nov record low C = -9.9 |Dec record low C = -14.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = |Feb precipitation mm = |Mar precipitation mm = |Apr precipitation mm = 141.1 |May precipitation mm = 169.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 292.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 331.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 212.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 246.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 138.6 |Nov precipitation mm = 86.0 |Dec precipitation mm = |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 431 |Feb snow cm = 493 |Mar snow cm = 469 |Apr snow cm = 338 |May snow cm = 62 |Jun snow cm = 0 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 0 |Oct snow cm = trace |Nov snow cm = 21 |Dec snow cm = 132 |year snow cm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = |Feb precipitation days = |Mar precipitation days = |Apr precipitation days = |May precipitation days = |Jun precipitation days = |Jul precipitation days = |Aug precipitation days = |Sep precipitation days = |Oct precipitation days = |Nov precipitation days = |Dec precipitation days = |unit snow days = 1 cm |Jan snow days = |Feb snow days = |Mar snow days = |Apr snow days = |May snow days = |Jun snow days = |Jul snow days = |Aug snow days = |Sep snow days = |Oct snow days = |Nov snow days = |Dec snow days = |Jan humidity = 90 |Feb humidity = 88 |Mar humidity = 84 |Apr humidity = 80 |May humidity = 80 |Jun humidity = 89 |Jul humidity = 94 |Aug humidity = 93 |Sep humidity = 91 |Oct humidity = 83 |Nov humidity = 85 |Dec humidity = 89 |Jan sun = 66.3 |Feb sun = 77.3 |Mar sun = 129.4 |Apr sun = 146.6 |May sun = 172.5 |Jun sun = 112.3 |Jul sun = 99.7 |Aug sun = 121.6 |Sep sun = 98.3 |Oct sun = 136.2 |Nov sun = 106.5 |Dec sun = 78.1 |source 1 = NOAA (1961-1990)<ref name= NOAA>{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/RA-II/JP/47751.TXT |title = Ibukiyama Climate Normals 1961-1990 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |accessdate = January 6, 2013}}</ref> |date=January 2013 |source 2 = JMA<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=60&block_no=47751&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 | script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = February 26, 2022}}</ref>}}
==Route== There are two ways to ascend Mount Ibuki. The easiest way is to use the Ibuki Driveway. The summit is a 10-minute walk from the parking lot. There is also a bus going from Sekigahara Station up to the parking lot in the summer months. The alternative method is to simply climb the mountain from its base. Many climbers climb from the Ibuki-Tozanguchi bus stop, which is 10 minutes by bus from Omi-Nagaoka Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Until 2011 there was a gondola going to the ski resort Sangome about halfway on the mountain slope. Both have been shut down since then and all the lifts have been removed.
==Access== * Ibuki-Tozanguchi Bus Stop of Kokoku Bus from Ōmi-Nagaoka Station or Nagahama Station
==Geology==
Mount Ibuki was once a submarine volcano.<ref name=OMI />
==Gallery== <gallery> Mount Ibuki from Mount Ikeda.jpg|From Mount Ikeda Mount Ibuki from Ibi River 1998-02-16.jpg|From Ibi River Mount Ibuki (from Maibara Kashiwabara).JPG|From Maibara Mount Ibuki from Mount Ryozen (2013-05-17 s2).JPG|From Mount Ryōzen Pond Mishima and Mount Ibuki.jpg|From Pond Mishima Mount Ibuki (from Kohoku mizudori station).JPG|From Kohoku Mizudori station Mount Ibuki from Shizumagahara.jpg|From Shizumagahara </gallery>
==See also== *{{ship|Japanese battlecruiser|Ibuki}} *{{ship|Japanese cruiser|Ibuki|1943}} *The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai
==References== <references> <ref name=OMI> {{cite web|url=https://visit-omi.com/poi/article/mt-ibuki#:~:text=Ibuki%20is%20believed%20to%20have,about%20250%20million%20years%20ago. | title = Mt. Ibuki | publisher = Visit Omi | access-date = 2024-08-31}}</ref> </references>
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/ Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan]
{{100 Famous Japanese Mountains}}
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