Mount Goyo
五葉山
Kamaishi, Iwate / Sumita, Iwate · Elevation 1,341 m
Mount Goyo (1,341.3 m) straddles Kamaishi, Ofunato and Sumita in Iwate Prefecture, the highest peak in the Sanriku coastal area and the second highest in the Kitakami Mountains after Hayachine. Its name comes from its Edo-period status as a goyo-yama (imperial mountain) protected by the Date domain for timber. The mountain preserves primary hinoki asunaro forests, rhododendron and azalea colonies and a sika-deer habitat, and was designated Goyozan Prefectural Natural Park in 1966. It is included in lists such as the 100 Mountains of First-Class Triangulation Points and the 100 Mountains of Tohoku.
Mount Goyo at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: clear, gusts up to 11 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 25 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Goyo Return from Akasaka Pass: about 5 h 10 min, 8.9 km, about 630 m of climbing.
Mount Goyo weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:02, sunset 16:31
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| Precipitation | mm | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6 | 8 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Mount Goyo hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Goyo
Mountain huts
Lists that include Mount Goyo
100 Famous Mountains with First-order Triangulation Points · Tohoku 100 Famous Mountains · Iwate 100 Famous Mountains · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Goyo facts
- Elevation
- 1,341 m
- Location
- Kamaishi, Iwate / Sumita, Iwate
39.203984, 141.729137 - Season Opens
- April 29
- Website
- www.city.kamaishi.iwate.jp
- Trail Map
- kamaishi-kankou.sakura.ne.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- www.rinya.maff.go.jp