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Mount Ōtenjō

Located in Kawakami-mura, Yoshino-gun Coordinates: 34°17′06″ N 135°54′53″ E

Mount Ōtenjō
8-hachiro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,438 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kurotaki Mura
5.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KIX Kansai International Airport64 km
ITM Osaka Itami International Airport70 km

About Mount Ōtenjō

Mount Ōtenjō is a mountain. Location: Kawakami-mura, Yoshino-gun. Elevation: 1,438 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Ōtenjō (大天井ヶ岳, Ōtenjō-ga-dake) is a 1,438.7 m (4,720 ft) mountain of Ōmine Mountain Range, located on the border of Kurotaki and Kawakami, Nara, Japan. This mountain is one of the Kinki 100 mountains. This mountain is on the route of Ōmine Okugakemichi. Ōtenjō literally means ‘the great ceiling’.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Ōtenjō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 109 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 234 km west18°
  • Fujinomiya · 268 km northeast18°
  • Fuji · 271 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
June (314 mm)
Driest month
December (61 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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Climate of Mount Ōtenjō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°10°15°18°21°22°19°13°9°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°2°6°10°15°15°12°6°0°-5°
Precipitation (mm)728313819821231427525328917710961

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Ōtenjō

The nearest airport is Kansai International Airport (KIX), 64 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kashiwara, 23 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 64 kmwest
  • Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 70 kmnorthwest
  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 74 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kashiwara Population: 120.9K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Kawachi-Nagano Population: 101.7K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Tondabayashi Population: 132.9K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Habikino Population: 109.5K 42 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Mount Ōtenjō

Within 100 km: 28 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Mount Amanokagu Mountain 25 kmN
  • Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 18 kmSE
  • Mount Kunimi Mountain 21 kmE
  • Mount Azami Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km18 places

  • Mount Miwa Mountain 28 kmN
  • Mount Miminashi Mountain 27 kmN
  • Mount Unebi Mountain 26 kmNW
  • Choshi River River 36 kmSE

60–100 km66 places

  • Tōshi-jima Island 93 kmE
  • Kii Ōshima Island 91 kmS
  • Mount Rokkō Mountain 81 kmNW
  • Sakate-jima Island 90 kmE

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