Mount Kanmuri (Gifu, Fukui) Explained

Mount Kanmuri
Other Name:冠山
Elevation M:1256.6
Map:Japan
Map Size:280
Location:Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture
Ikeda, Fukui Prefecture,
Japan
Range:Ryōhaku Mountains
Coordinates:35.7797°N 136.4094°W

is a mountain located on the border between Gifu and Fukui prefectures[1] in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 1256.60NaN0 tall and part of the Ryōhaku Mountains. It is also the source of the Ibi River.[2]

The mountain peak has a small area that can only hold about 10 people, but it offers an unobstructed 360-degree panoramic view. There is also a triangulation station on the peak.

Hiking

There is one prepared hiking trail on the mountain, and it takes about 2 hours to reach the peak.[1] At the beginning of the trail, there are several steep climbs through an old growth forest. There is a fork in the path near the peak; the left fork leads to the Kanmuri Flats, while the right leads to the mountain peak.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.town.ibigawa.gifu.jp/kankoujyouhou/nature/kanmuri.html Ibigawa Sightseeing: Mount Kanmuri
  2. http://www.water.go.jp/chubu/tokuyama/outline/o-ichi.html Tokuyama Dam and the Ibi River