Mount Shirogatake

城ヶ岳

Sasebo, Nagasaki · Elevation 259 m

Mount Shirogatake is the 259 m highpoint of Uku Island in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, also nicknamed Goto Fuji. The summit gives sweeping views of the Goto Islands, Hirado, and on clear days as far as Iki and Tsushima, and stone ramparts from the medieval Uku Castle still run along the ridge. During the Pacific War the peak hosted a radar installation guarding the Sasebo naval port. It lies within Saikai National Park and is listed in the Shimayama Hyakusen.

Mount Shirogatake at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: clear, gusts up to 11 m/s. Thu, Nov 5, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 16 m/s).

Mount Shirogatake weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:43, sunset 17:31

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