Mount Eboshi
烏帽子岳
阿蘇山 レベル2(火口周辺規制) · issued September 1 at 16:00
Minamiaso, Kumamoto · Elevation 1,337 m
Mount Eboshi (1,337 m) is a stratovolcano in Minamiaso Village, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, at the western end of Aso’s central volcanic cones. A first-class triangulation point marks its summit, whose panoramic views have also earned it the name Kunimiyama. The Kusasenrigahama grasslands spread across its slopes, with Miyama-kirishima azaleas typically flowering from late May to early June, depending on the year. The mountain lies within Aso-Kuju National Park.
Mount Eboshi at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sat, November 7: clear, gusts up to 10 m/s. Fri, Nov 6: strong wind (gusts up to 15 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Eboshidake Circuit from Kusasenri: about 2 h 2 min, 3.6 km, about 230 m of climbing.
Mount Eboshi weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:35, sunset 17:24
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Mount Eboshi live cameras
Mount Eboshi hiking routes
- Mount Eboshidake Circuit from Kusasenri 3.6 km · Ascent 226 m Bus from/to Aso Station stop (Bus stop), 草千里駐車場, 草千里展望駐車場 → Bus from/to Aso Station stop (Bus stop), 草千里駐車場
- Aso Circuit on Mount Eboshi, a Grassland Peak Facing Smoking Nakadake, over Miyama-kirishima Slopes 6.0 km · Ascent 353 m Bus from/to Aso Station stop (Bus stop), 草千里駐車場, 草千里展望駐車場 → 草千里駐車場, Bus from/to Aso Station stop (Bus stop), 草千里展望駐車場
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Eboshi
Mountain huts
Lodging
- 地獄温泉 清風荘
- 阿蘇白水温泉瑠璃
Lists that include Mount Eboshi
100 Famous Mountains with First-order Triangulation Points · Kumamoto 100 Famous Mountains · Aso 5 Peaks · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Eboshi facts
- Also known as
- 国見山
- Elevation
- 1,337 m
- Location
- Minamiaso, Kumamoto
32.873712, 131.057995 - National Park
- 阿蘇くじゅう国立公園
- Volcano
- Active volcano (阿蘇山)
- Website
- aso-visitorcenter.com
- Trail Map
- aso-visitorcenter.com (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org