Mount Yamato-Katsuragi

大和葛城山

Chihayaakasaka, Osaka / Gose, Nara · Elevation 958 m

Mount Yamato-Katsuragi (958 m) straddles the border between Gose, Nara, and Chihayaakasaka, Osaka, within Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park. Its broad grassy summit is famous for around a million yamatsutsuji azaleas that ignite the plateau in mid-May, an annual draw widely advertised as "a million blossoms at a glance." Listed among the 300 Famous Mountains of Japan, the 100 Mountains of Flowers, and the 100 Famous Mountains of Kansai, it is a main waypoint along the Diamond Trail and the highest point in Osaka Prefecture.

Mount Yamato-Katsuragi at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: cloudy, gusts up to 4 m/s.
Route: The shortest is Mount Yamato Katsuragi Kujira Falls Return: about 3 h 53 min, 6.6 km, about 650 m of climbing.

Mount Yamato-Katsuragi weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:03

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