Mount Osutaka
御巣鷹山
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · Elevation 1,775 m
Mount Osutaka is a 1,775-metre peak on the boundary between Fujikawaguchiko Town and Tsuru City in Yamanashi Prefecture, part of the Misaka Range. Together with the higher Kaiun-zan (1,785 m) and Kinashi-yama (1,730 m), it forms the three-peak massif collectively known as Mitsutōge-yama, and its summit hosts a radio-relay reflector. Selected for the Tsuru City Twenty-One Distinguished Peaks list, it is most often climbed via the traverse from Kaiun-zan or the steep North-Mouth Trail on the Tsuru side.
Mount Osutaka at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Fri, November 6: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mitsutoge Three Peaks from Kanegakubosawa Trailhead: about 4 h 28 min, 7.5 km, about 570 m of climbing.
Mount Osutaka weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:49
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Mount Osutaka hiking routes
- Mitsutoge Three Peaks from Kanegakubosawa Trailhead 7.5 km · Ascent 574 m parking
- Mount Mitsutoge, Mount Osutaka, and Mount Obata Circuit 8.3 km · Ascent 688 m parking
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Osutaka
Mountain huts
- 四季楽園 2026: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 200
- 三ッ峠山荘 2026: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 50
Campsites
- 宝の山ふれあいの里キャンプ場
- カームヴィレッジ (Calm Village)
- Camping Mahoroba
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Lodging
- Word heritage Fujisan
- Lake Villa KAWAGUCHIKO
Lists that include Mount Osutaka
Mount Osutaka facts
- Elevation
- 1,775 m
- Location
- Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi
35.553854, 138.807905 - Website
- www.yamanashi-kankou.jp
- Trail Map
- www.pref.yamanashi.jp (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org