Mount Kinpu

{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Japan}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Kinpu | other_name = 金峰山 | image = Mt.Kinpu from West 03.jpg | image_caption = Mount Kinpu (Oct. 2007) | elevation_m = 2599 | elevation_ref = <ref name="peakhunter" /><ref name=jmm/> | prominence = | prominence_ref = | range = Okuchichibu Mountains | listing = Mountains of Japan | country = Japan | subdivision2_type = Prefectures | subdivision2 = {{enum|Nagano|Yamanashi}} | subdivision3_type = Districts | subdivision3 = {{enum|Minamisaku|Kōfu}} | map = Japan | map_caption = | map_size = | label_position = | coordinates = {{coord|35|52|18|N|138|37|31|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|display=it}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name="peakhunter" /> | type = | age = | volcanic_arc/belt = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Hike | fetchwikidata=ALL }} {{Nihongo|'''Mount Kinpu'''|金峰山|Kinpu-san}}, or {{Nihongo|'''Mount Kinpō'''|金峰山|Kinpō-san}} is a mountain and the main peak in the Okuchichibu Range in Kantō Mountains.<ref name=jmm>{{cite web|url=https://japan-mountains-map.net/en?mnt=kinpusan_2599|title=Mt. Kinpu 2599m|publisher=JMM Project|access-date=2024-03-31}}</ref> It is located in Chichibu Tama Kai National Park<ref name="park">[https://www.alltrails.com/parks/japan/tokyo/chichibu-tama-kai-national-park?ref=result-card Best trails in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park] AllTrails</ref> on the boundary of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.<ref name="hiking">[https://hikinginjapan.com/2008/04/22/mt-kinpu/ Mt. Kinpu (金峰山） ] ''Hiking in Japan''</ref> It has the sacred ''Gojoiwa rock'', a Shinto holy site,<ref>[https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221022/p2a/00m/0na/041000c Shrine at wit's end as climbers scale, deface sacred rock on famed Japanese peak] Mainichi Newspapers</ref> on its top and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.<ref>[https://extremecashrobot.com/index.php/2022/10/23/shrine-on-the-edge-of-the-abyss-as-climbers-scale-and-deface-the-sacred-rock-on-the-famous-japanese-peak/ Shrine on the edge of the abyss as climbers scale and deface the sacred rock on the famous Japanese peak] ''Extremecashrobot''</ref> At 2599 m tall,<ref name="peakhunter">{{cite web|url=https://www.peakhunter.com/en/peaks/kinpu-san|title=Peak Kinpu-san|website=peakhunter.com|access-date=2024-03-31}}</ref> 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.<ref name="hiking" /><ref>[https://en.japantravel.com/yamanashi/climbing-mount-kinpu/14229 Climbing Mount Kinpu] Japan Travel Knowledge Center</ref>

==Gallery== {{Gallery | title = | align = left | footer = | style = | state = | height = | width = | noborder = yes | whitebg = no | mode = packed | File:Mt.Kinpu-top 02.jpg|Commemorative plaque at the summit of Mount Kinpu. | File:Mt.Kinpu-top.jpg|The summit of Mount Kinpu. | File:Mt.Kimpu from Mt.Amigasa 01.jpg|From Mount Amigasa. | File:Forest in Okuchichibu Mountains 04.jpg|The conifer forest in Mount Kinpu. }}{{Clear|left}} ==See also== *{{Commons category-inline|Mount Kinpu}} *Mount Mizugaki *100 Famous Japanese Mountains

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinpu}} Category:Mountains of Nagano Prefecture Category:Mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture Category:Chichibu Tama Kai National Park Category:Kōfu Category:Kawakami, Nagano