- Elevation
- 1,500 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- GAJ Yamagata Airport22 km
- SDJ Sendai Airport44 km
About Mount Funagata
Mount Funagata is a mountain. Location: Shikama-cho, Kami-gun. Elevation: 1,500 m.
Mount Funagata (船形山, Funagata-yama) is a mountain within the Ōu Mountains on the border of Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is listed as one of the "200 famous mountains of Japan" and has a height of 1,500.34 metres (4,922.4 ft). The mountain is also known as Mount Goshō (御所山, Gosho-yama) when viewed from Yamagata prefecture.
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Climate of Mount Funagata
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 99 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 359 km south18°
- Kofu · 360 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 379 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (195 mm)
- Driest month
- February (74 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) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 4° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 8° | 1° | -4° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 74 | 84 | 105 | 107 | 143 | 178 | 195 | 182 | 123 | 99 | 80 |
How to get to Mount Funagata
The nearest airport is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), 22 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (44 km). The nearest large city is Sendai, 30 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 22 kmwest
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 44 kmsoutheast
- Shonai Airport (SYO) Shonai 83 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 30 kmsoutheast
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 33 kmsouthwest
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 34 kmnortheast
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 59 kmeast
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 68 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Funagata
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 16 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km12 places
- Miyago Jima Island 48 kmE
- Abukuma River River 52 kmSE
- Zuigan Ji Attraction 39 kmE
- Mount Yudono Mountain 56 kmW
60–100 km22 places
- Tashiro Jima Island 72 kmE
- Asahi Dake Mountain 65 kmW
- Haguro Yama Mountain 62 kmNW
- Mount Chōkai Mountain 88 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Aoba Municipality, Sendai Shi16 km SE
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Murayama City, Murayama Shi18 km W -
Kami Machi Municipality, Kami-gun17 km NE
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Taiwa Chō Municipality, Kurokawa-gun17 km E
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Higashine City, Higashine Shi19 km W
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Taihaku Ku Municipality, Sendai Shi22 km S
Sources & licences
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