Mount Koma
駒ヶ岳
Kanegasaki, Iwate / Kitakami, Iwate · Elevation 1,130 m
Mount Koma (1,129.8 m), also known as Kanegasaki-Komagatake, stands on the border of Kanegasaki Town (Isawa District) and Kitakami City in Iwate Prefecture, at the northern end of the Yakeishi mountain range. Long revered as a sacred peak, it hosts the inner sanctuary of Komagata Shrine at its summit. Together with Mount Kyozuka and Mount Ushigata it forms the Geto Three Mountains. Alpine flowers including bear lily and dogtooth violets cover its slopes, and the peak is listed in the Iwate 100 Mountains and other Iwate guidebooks.
Mount Koma at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: cloudy, gusts up to 9 m/s. Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 25 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Komagatake in Kanegasaki, Return from Ugai Shimizu via Sai-no-kawara to Komagata Shrine's Inner Sanctuary: about 4 h 6 min, 6.8 km, about 560 m of climbing.
Mount Koma weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:05, sunset 16:35
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| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Koma hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Lists that include Mount Koma
Illustrated Collection of Japan's Famous Mountains · Iwate 100 Famous Mountains
Mount Koma facts
- Also known as
- 金ヶ崎駒ヶ岳
- Elevation
- 1,130 m
- Location
- Kanegasaki, Iwate / Kitakami, Iwate
39.195636, 140.919904 - Website
- iwatetabi.jp