Mount Kinbō
Local name: 金峰山
Located in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto Shi Coordinates: 32°48′50″ N 130°38′19″ E
- Elevation
- 665 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KMJ Kumamoto Airport20 km
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport49 km
About Mount Kinbō
Mount Kinbō is a mountain. Location: Nishi-ku, Kumamoto Shi. Elevation: 665 m.
Mount Kinbō (金峰山, Kinbō-san) or Mount Kinpō (金峰山, Kinpō-san) is a stratovolcano in the west of Kumamoto city, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an extinct stratovolcano and lava dome. Mount Kinbō overlooks the city of Kumamoto and is used for sightseeing and for radio and TV broadcast antennas.
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Photos of Mount Kinbō
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Kumamoto castle Birdman at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Mount Kinbō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 74 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 95 km northeast17°
- Nobeoka · 100 km east18°
- Ōita · 101 km northeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (381 mm)
- Driest month
- December (56 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 83 | 130 | 165 | 200 | 381 | 372 | 185 | 179 | 95 | 74 | 56 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Mount Kinbō
The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Omuta, 30 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 20 kmeast
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 49 kmnorthwest
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 58 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Omuta Population: 132K 30 kmnorthwest
- Honmachi Population: 123.1K 35 kmsouth
- Isahaya Population: 135.5K 56 kmwest
- Saga Population: 233.3K 56 kmnorthwest
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 57 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Kinbō
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 21 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Hi Kawa River 24 kmS
- Kumamoto castle Historic site 6 kmE
- Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction 9 kmE
- Kikuchi River River 13 kmNW
25–60 km10 places
- Kyūshū Island 54 kmSE
- Chikugo River River 45 kmNW
- Mount Unzen Mountain 34 kmW
- Ōyano Jima Island 32 kmSW
60–100 km38 places
- Shimoshima Island Island 75 kmSW
- Hario Jima Island 88 kmW
- Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 82 kmE
- Mount Osuzu Mountain 93 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chuo-ku Municipality, Kumamoto Shi8.1 km E -
Kita-ku Municipality, Kumamoto Shi10 km NE -
MInami-ku Municipality, Kumamoto Shi11 km SE -
Uekimachi-mōno Town, Kita-ku11 km NE
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Gyokutō Machi Municipality, Tamana-gun9.8 km N -
Higashi-ku Municipality, Kumamoto Shi13 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kumamoto castle Historic site, Chuo-ku6.4 km E
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Kikuchi River River, Kumamoto13 km NW -
Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction, Chuo-ku9.4 km E
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Hi Kawa River, Kumamoto24 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources