Mount Hiko
Local name: 英彦山
Located in Soeda Machi, Tagawa-gun Coordinates: 33°28′48″ N 130°55′56″ E
- Elevation
- 1,200 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KKJ Kitakyushu Airport42 km
- FUK Fukuoka Airport46 km
About Mount Hiko
Mount Hiko is a mountain. Location: Soeda Machi, Tagawa-gun. Elevation: 1,200 m.
Mount Hiko (英彦山, Hiko-san), is a mountain on the border between Fukuoka Prefecture and Ōita Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan. It straddles the municipalities of Soeda, Fukuoka and Nakatsu, Ōita, with its elevation of 1,199 metres (3,934 ft) metres within the borders of Nakatsu. The mountain is also within the borders of the Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park. It is one of Japan's 100 Scenic Views and Japan's 200 Famous Mountains.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Historic Site of Japan
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Photos of Mount Hiko
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Climate of Mount Hiko
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 57 km southeast17°
- Ōita · 68 km southeast18°
- Nobeoka · 121 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- July (389 mm)
- Driest month
- December (60 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 6° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 94 | 131 | 173 | 194 | 359 | 389 | 211 | 202 | 109 | 77 | 60 |
How to get to Mount Hiko
The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iizuka, 29 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 42 kmnorth
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 46 kmwest
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 59 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Iizuka Population: 126.4K 29 kmnorthwest
- Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 39 kmwest
- Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 43 kmwest
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 43 kmsouthwest
- Kasuga Population: 111K 44 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Hiko
Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km29 places
- Hiko Shima Island 50 kmN
- Mount Tsurumi Mountain 51 kmSE
- Kōzan Ji Attraction 57 kmN
- Kanmon Kyō Landmark 54 kmN
60–100 km21 places
- Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 99 kmSE
- Kumamoto castle Historic site 78 kmS
- Shimabara Castle Historic site 93 kmSW
- Chikugo River River 66 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tōhō Mura Municipality, Asakura-gun9.1 km SW
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Soeda Town, Soeda Machi13 km NW
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Kawasaki Machi Municipality, Tagawa-gun15 km NW
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Hita City, Hita Shi18 km S -
Chikujō Machi Municipality, Chikujō-gun16 km NE
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Miyako Machi Municipality, Miyako-gun17 km N
Sources & licences
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