Mount Kinpu

Mount Kinpu
金峰山
Mount Kinpu (Oct. 2007)
Highest point
Elevation2,599 m (8,527 ft)
ListingMountains of Japan
Coordinates35°52′18″N 138°37′31″E / 35.87167°N 138.62528°E / 35.87167; 138.62528
Geography
Mount Kinpu
CountryJapan
PrefecturesNagano and Yamanashi
DistrictsMinamisaku and Kōfu
Parent rangeOkuchichibu Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Mount Kinpu (金峰山, Kinpu-san), or Mount Kinpō (金峰山, Kinpō-san) is a mountain and the main peak in the Okuchichibu Range in Kantō Mountains. It is located in Chichibu Tama Kai National Park on the boundary of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It has the sacred Gojoiwa rock, a Shinto holy site, on its top and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. At 2599 m tall, it is the second highest peak of the Okuchichibu Mountains.