Mount Gongen
権現岳
Hokuto, Yamanashi · Elevation 2,715 m
Mount Gongen is a 2715 m peak in the southern Yatsugatake mountains in Hokuto, Yamanashi, within Yatsugatake-Chushin Kogen Quasi-National Park. A route approaches from Tennyosan via Mitsugashira, with June to early October being the recommended hiking season.
Mount Gongen at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 8 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 18 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Gongendake via Tennyozan and Mitsugashira: about 7 h 27 min, 10.9 km, about 1,280 m of climbing.
Mount Gongen weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:50
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Mount Gongen hiking routes
- Gongendake via Tennyozan and Mitsugashira 10.9 km · Ascent 1,277 m 天女山駐車場 (parking)
- Mount Amigasa, Mount Gongen and Mount Mitsugashira Circuit from Kannon-daira 11.4 km · Ascent 1,431 m parking
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Gongen
Mountain huts
- 権現小屋 temporarily closed
- 青年小屋 2026: open April 25–November 5 · reservation required · sleeps 90
- Kiretto Hut temporarily closed
- 出合小屋
- 赤岳頂上山荘 2026: open June 19–October 25 · reservation required · sleeps 100
Campsites
- 青年小屋テントサイト
- 行者小屋テント場
- 赤岳鉱泉テント場
Lists that include Mount Gongen
Japan's 100 Highest Mountains · Yamanashi 100 Famous Mountains · Mountains of Hokuto · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Gongen facts
- Also known as
- Gongendake
- Elevation
- 2,715 m
- Location
- Hokuto, Yamanashi
35.949758, 138.359703 - Website
- www.city.hokuto.yamanashi.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org