Mount Hokodake
鉾岳
Nobeoka, Miyazaki · Elevation 1,277 m
Hokodake is a 1,277-metre granite peak in the northwestern part of Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, within Sobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park and part of the Ōkue Mountains. It is formed by two rock spires known as Onboko (male peak) and Menboko (female peak); the south face of Menboko forms a sheer granite slab roughly 350 m high that is renowned among Japanese rock climbers. The peak is home to the endemic shrub Tsuchibinoki and is listed among the Kyūshū Hyakumeizan, Miyazaki Hyakuzan and Nihon no Yama 1000.
Mount Hokodake at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Hoko and Mehokodake Out-and-Back: about 3 h 30 min, 5.7 km, about 630 m of climbing.
Mount Hokodake weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:33, sunset 17:23
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Mount Hokodake hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Hokodake
Campsites
- 鹿川キャンプ場
Lists that include Mount Hokodake
Kyushu 100 Famous Mountains · 100 Mountains of Miyazaki · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Hokodake facts
- Also known as
- 雄鉾岳(おんぼこだけ)
- Elevation
- 1,277 m
- Location
- Nobeoka, Miyazaki
32.703105, 131.514491 - National Park
- 祖母傾国定公園
- Website
- www.city.nobeoka.miyazaki.jp