Mount Kamon

Mount Kamon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Kamon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Kamon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.47740, 138.85088. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Kamon

• 榛名神社 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mt. Haruna · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
• 上ノ山公園 · park · Gunma Prefecture · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bando No.16 Mizusawa Temple · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~11 km · Must-see
• 甲波宿禰神社 · temple · Agatsuma · ~13 km · Must-see
• 長純寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 甲波宿禰神社 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~15 km · Must-see
• 渋川八幡宮 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~16 km · Must-see
• 吾妻神社 · temple · Agatsuma · ~16 km · Must-see
• 金井東裏遺跡 · fort · Gunma Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
• 眞光寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~17 km · Must-see
• 木曽三社神社 · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~22 km · Must-see
• 妙見寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~22 km · Must-see
• 元景寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• 光厳寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~23 km · Must-see
• Usuitoge Railway Heritage Park · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
• Iwagami Inari Shrine · temple · Gunma Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
• 龍蔵寺 · Buddhist site · Gunma Prefecture · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Kamon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Kamon

• Mt. Haruna · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~3 km · Must-see
• Usuitoge Railway Heritage Park · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mt Myogi · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mt. Asama · viewpoint · Nagano Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mt. Akagi · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kusatsu-Shirane · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Shiga · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Tanigawa · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Higashidate · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Yakebitai · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~55 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Gunma Prefecture

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