Mount Kamafuse
釜臥山
Mutsu, Aomori · Elevation 879 m
Mount Kamafuse is a 879-meter peak in central Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, the highest summit of the Osore mountain group and a pre-caldera volcano of Osorezan. Within Mutsu City, it has long been revered as a sacred mountain rising directly above the Osorezan temple grounds. An observation deck at 785 m offers night views of the Mutsu Bay shoreline that take the silhouette of a swallowtail butterfly, recognized as one of Japan's Night-View Heritage sites. The peak lies within Shimokita Peninsula Quasi-National Park.
Mount Kamafuse at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: cloudy, gusts up to 4 m/s. Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 21 m/s).
Mount Kamafuse weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:30
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 10 | 11 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Kamafuse
Campsites
- 矢立温泉キャンプ場
Lodging
- フォルクローロ大湊
- 畑中旅館
Lists that include Mount Kamafuse
Illustrated Collection of Japan's Famous Mountains · 110 Mountains of Aomori · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Kamafuse facts
- Elevation
- 879 m
- Location
- Mutsu, Aomori
41.278504, 141.120050 - National Park
- 下北半島国定公園
- Volcano
- Active volcano (恐山)
- Website
- shimokita-geopark.com
- Trail Map
- shimokita-geopark.com (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org