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Kaimon-dake, Japan

Prominence: 867 m, 2844 ft

Elevation: 924 meters, 3031 feet

True Isolation: 33.32 km, 20.71 mi

Local or Alternate Name(s)	Japanese: 開聞岳
Peak Type	Volcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	31° 10' 48'' N, 130° 31' 42'' E 31.179944, 130.528397 (Dec Deg) 645643 E 3450550 N, Zone 52 (UTM)
Country	Japan
State/Province	Kagoshima-ken
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 9 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 8) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2016-07-25 by Marcus Lostracco (GPS Track) 2019-01-03 by Isabella Flodstrom (GPS Track)
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Kaimon-dake from the town of Kaimon at the base of the approach road to the trailhead (2016-07-25). Photo by Marcus Lostracco. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 867 m/2844 ft Optimistic Prominence: 867 m/2844 ft Key Col: 57 m/187 ft
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 33.32 km/20.71 mi Isolation Limit Point: 31.1275, 130.8725 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Takakuma-yama (NE)
Ranges	Continent: Asia Range2: Japanese Archipelago Range3: Kyushu
Drainage Basins	East China Sea Pacific Ocean
Island	Kyushu
Ownership	Land: Kirishima-Yaku-kokuritsu-kōen
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Kaimon-dake from the JR rail train with a cloud hovering over its peak at 6:30am (2016-07-25). Photo by Marcus Lostracco.
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