# Mount Kinpu

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{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Japan}}
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| name = Mount Kinpu
| other_name = 金峰山
| image = Mt.Kinpu from West 03.jpg
| image_caption = Mount Kinpu (Oct. 2007)
| elevation_m = 2599
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| range = [Okuchichibu Mountains](/source/Okuchichibu_Mountains)
| listing = [Mountains of Japan](/source/List_of_mountains_and_hills_of_Japan_by_height)
| country = [Japan](/source/Japan)
| subdivision2_type = [Prefectures](/source/Prefectures_of_Japan)
| subdivision2 = {{enum|[Nagano](/source/Nagano_Prefecture)|[Yamanashi](/source/Yamanashi_Prefecture)}}
| subdivision3_type = Districts
| subdivision3 = {{enum|[Minamisaku](/source/Minamisaku_District%2C_Nagano)|[Kōfu](/source/K%C5%8Dfu%2C_Yamanashi)}}
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{{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](/source/Okuchichibu_Mountains) in [Kantō Mountains](/source/Kant%C5%8D_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](/source/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](/source/AllTrails)</ref> on the boundary of [Nagano Prefecture](/source/Nagano_Prefecture) and [Yamanashi Prefecture](/source/Yamanashi_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/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](/source/Shinto) [holy site](/source/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](/source/Mainichi_Newspapers)</ref> on its top and is one of the [100 Famous Japanese Mountains](/source/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](/source/Masutomi_Hot_Spring) (増富温泉). Second take a bus bound for [Mizugakisansou](/source/Mizugakisansou) (瑞牆山荘). Look for direct bus to the [trailhead](/source/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>

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| 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](/source/Mount_Amigasa).
| File:Forest in Okuchichibu Mountains 04.jpg|The conifer forest in Mount Kinpu.
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==See also==
*{{Commons category-inline|Mount Kinpu}}
*[Mount Mizugaki](/source/Mount_Mizugaki)
*[100 Famous Japanese Mountains](/source/100_Famous_Japanese_Mountains)

== References ==
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{{100 Famous Japanese Mountains|state=collapsed}}

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Category:Mountains of Nagano Prefecture
Category:Mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture
Category:Chichibu Tama Kai National Park
Category:Kōfu
Category:Kawakami, Nagano

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