Mount Furutaka
古鷹山
Etajima, Hiroshima · Elevation 394 m
Mount Furutaka is a 394-metre peak on Etajima island in Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, within Setonaikai National Park. Once used as a training ground for the former Imperial Naval Academy, its summit commands views over Etajima Bay, the scattered islands of the Seto Inland Sea, and the distant Shikoku Mountains. Genkai azaleas bloom in pale lilac from late March to mid-April. Etajima City publishes an official climbing map for the mountain, which features on the Shima-yama 100 Selection, Hiroshima Hyakuzan, Hiroshima 100 Meizan, and Chūgoku 100 Meizan lists.
Mount Furutaka at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s.
Mount Furutaka weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:31, sunset 17:16
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lists that include Mount Furutaka
Chugoku 100 Famous Mountains · 100 Selected Island Mountains · Hiroshima Prefecture 100 Famous Mountains
Mount Furutaka facts
- Elevation
- 394 m
- Location
- Etajima, Hiroshima
34.259393, 132.474716 - National Park
- 瀬戸内海国立公園
- Website
- www.city.etajima.hiroshima.jp
- Trail Map
- www.city.etajima.hiroshima.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- dive-hiroshima.com