Mount Shiraiwa
白岩山
Shiiba, Miyazaki / Gokase, Miyazaki · Elevation 1,647 m
Mount Shiraiwa is a 1,646.7 m peak on the Miyazaki–Kumamoto border in Gokase, set along the spine of the Kyushu Mountains. Listed in the Miyazaki Hyakuzan and Nihon no Yama 1000, it is crowned by a 60–70 m limestone tower whose 'Shiraiwa Limestone Peak Plant Community' — designated a Miyazaki Prefecture Natural Monument — supports more than 400 plant species. It is most commonly climbed in combination with neighbouring Mount Mukozaka from the Tenyabo trailhead.
Mount Shiraiwa at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 5 m/s.
Mount Shiraiwa weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:34, sunset 17:24
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Lists that include Mount Shiraiwa
Mount Shiraiwa facts
- Also known as
- 水呑の頭
- Elevation
- 1,647 m
- Location
- Shiiba, Miyazaki / Gokase, Miyazaki
32.562431, 131.111398 - Website
- www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp
- Trail Map
- www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp