Mt. Washigatake
鷲ヶ岳
Eiheiji, Fukui / Katsuyama, Fukui · Elevation 769 m
Mt. Washigatake is a 769.1 m peak at the meeting point of Katsuyama, Eiheiji and Sakai (Maruoka) in Fukui Prefecture, appearing as a triangular cone when viewed across the Kuzuryū River. It carries the ruins of Washigatake-jō, a Northern and Southern Courts–era mountain castle held by Hata Rokurō-saemon Tokiyoshi under Nitta Yoshisada, and is mentioned in the medieval chronicle Taiheiki. The summit lies on the ridgeline leading to Mt. Jōhōji (1,053 m) and is listed in the Yama-to-Keikoku prefectural climbing guide for Fukui.
Mt. Washigatake at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 5 m/s.
Mt. Washigatake weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:18, sunset 16:58
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 13 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mt. Washigatake
Mountain huts
Lodging
- "Hare nochi Motto Hare" (Sunny, then even sunnier.)
Mt. Washigatake facts
- Elevation
- 769 m
- Location
- Eiheiji, Fukui / Katsuyama, Fukui
36.099199, 136.404163