Mount Kinunuma
鬼怒沼山
Katashina, Gunma / Nikkō-shi, Tochigi · Elevation 2,141 m
Mount Kinunuma is a 2,140.8-meter peak straddling the border between Nikkō City (Tochigi) and Katashina Village (Gunma), best known for the Kinunuma alpine marsh on its southern shoulder at around 2,020 meters — one of Japan's highest-altitude high moors, with more than fifty pools scattered through the wetland. The summit is reached from Meoto-buchi or Nikkō-zawa Onsen via the marshland trails, and the peak appears in the Gunma Hyakumeizan, Kantō Hyakumeizan, and Tochigi Hyakumeizan lists.
Mount Kinunuma at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 9 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 20 m/s).
Mount Kinunuma weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:45
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 0.6 | 9 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Kinunuma
Mountain huts
Lodging
- Nikkozawa Onsen
- Okukinu Onsen Kaniyu
- Hatcho-no-Yu
- Teshirosawa Onsen
Lists that include Mount Kinunuma
Kanto 100 Famous Mountains · Gunma 100 Famous Mountains · Tochigi 100 Famous Mountains · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Kinunuma facts
- Elevation
- 2,141 m
- Location
- Katashina, Gunma / Nikkō-shi, Tochigi
36.882701, 139.371695 - Website
- www.nikko-kankou.org
- Trail Map
- oze-fnd.or.jp (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org