Mount Iwawaki
岩湧山
Kawachinagano, Osaka · Elevation 897 m
Mount Iwawaki is a 897 m peak in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture, within Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. Its summit features an 8-hectare grassland where waving susuki (silver grass) in autumn is celebrated as one of the New Eight Views of Kawachinagano. The historic Iwawaki-ji on its lower slopes is traditionally attributed to the founder of Shugendō, En no Gyōja, and its tahōtō pagoda is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. It is a key peak on the 45 km Diamond Trail and is counted on the Kansai Hyakumeizan and Shin Nihon Hyakumeizan.
Mount Iwawaki at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: cloudy, gusts up to 5 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Iwawaki Kyuzaka and Iwawaki Trail Loop from Iwawaki Temple: about 3 h 29 min, 5.5 km, about 580 m of climbing.
Mount Iwawaki weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:04
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Mount Iwawaki hiking routes
- Mount Iwawaki Kyuzaka and Iwawaki Trail Loop from Iwawaki Temple 5.5 km · Ascent 577 m 岩湧の森 第1駐車場
- Mount Iwawaki Traverse from Takihata Trailhead to Kimitoge Station 11.2 km · Ascent 745 m 滝畑ダムバス停 (Bus stop), Takihata Dam (Bus stop) → Kimitōge (Station), 紀見峠駅 (Station) (parking)
- Mount Iwawaki and Nekomine Traverse from Takihata to Amami Station 11.6 km · Ascent 779 m Mt.Iwawaki San (parking) → 天見駅 (Station), Amami (Station) (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Iwawaki
Campsites
- Camp Site
Lodging
- 紀伊見荘
- Nanten-en
Lists that include Mount Iwawaki
New Japan 100 Famous Mountains · Kansai 100 Famous Mountains · Kinki 100 Famous Mountains · Osaka 50 Mountains · Diamond Trail · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Iwawaki facts
- Elevation
- 897 m
- Location
- Kawachinagano, Osaka
34.374090, 135.550969 - National Park
- 金剛生駒紀泉国定公園
- Website
- kankou-kawachinagano.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org