Mount Kogane
黄金山
Ishikari, Hokkaido · Elevation 739 m
Mount Kogane is a 739.1-meter peak in the Hamamasu district of Ishikari City, Hokkaido, whose elegant cone earns it the nicknames "Hamamasu Fuji" and "Golden Fuji." Known to the Ainu as Pinnetai-Orushipe, "the male mountain that rises from the wooded plain," it was designated a Japanese National Place of Scenic Beauty in 2009 as one of the Pirikanoka ("beautifully shaped") sites associated with Ainu cultural heritage. The peak sits within Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park and is counted among the 100 famous mountains of Hokkaido.
Mount Kogane at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: clear, gusts up to 10 m/s. Wed, Nov 4, Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 23 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Kogane Loop via the New and Old Trails: about 2 h 49 min, 3.9 km, about 550 m of climbing.
Mount Kogane weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:24
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | <.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | <.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Kogane hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
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Mount Kogane facts
- Also known as
- 浜益富士 · 黄金富士 · ピンネタイオルシペ
- Elevation
- 739 m
- Location
- Ishikari, Hokkaido
43.624085, 141.473168 - National Park
- 暑寒別天売焼尻国定公園
- Season Opens
- May 17
- Website
- www.city.ishikari.hokkaido.jp
- Trail Map
- www.city.ishikari.hokkaido.jp (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org