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Mount Karakuni · 1,700 m · 3.6 km NW
Active volcano · Mount Kirishima · Miyazaki Prefecture

Shinmoedake

1,421 m4,661 ft
Prominence
110 m360 ft
Isolation
1.4 km
Tonight
15°CFog · Wind 20 km/h SE

Shinmoedake is a 1,421 m (4,661 ft) active volcano in the Mount Kirishima, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

All facts
Elevation
1,421 m · 4,661 ft
Nearest higher peak
Mount Karakuni (1,700 m)
Range
Mount Kirishima
Region
Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Protected area
Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park
Spanish name
Volcán Shinmoedake
Coordinates
31.9093° N, 130.8865° E
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3D map

Shinmoedake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Shinmoedake terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Shinmoedake elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Shinmoedake weather

Today · Rain · 15 / 19°C (59 / 66°F) · 3.9 mm · Wind 20 km/h SE

Shinmoedake forecast for the summit, about 1,421 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 722 m.

  • Today15°19°3.9 mm20 km/h SEBase 19 / 23°
  • Sun15°21°1.8 mm12 km/h SWBase 19 / 25°
  • Mon13°18°13.8 mm23 km/h SWBase 18 / 22°
  • Tue5°15°–17 km/h NWBase 10 / 19°
  • Wed7°13°–4 km/h SEBase 11 / 18°
  • Thu9°13°7.5 mm8 km/h SBase 13 / 18°
  • Fri9°14°2.5 mm9 km/h SWBase 13 / 19°
  • Sat5°16°0.1 mm12 km/h NWBase 9 / 20°
  • Sun9°13°9.7 mm6 km/h SBase 13 / 17°
  • Mon6°11°3.7 mm12 km/h NBase 11 / 15°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Shinmoedake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Shinmoedake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking2.8 km SSE
Parking2.9 km SSE
Parking3.1 km WSW
霧島緑の村Campsite4.8 km SSW
ひなもりオートキャンプ場Campsite5.7 km ENE
えびの高原キャンプ村Campsite5.9 km NW
Caravan site7.8 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
46.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
44.7%
Steep, 30–45°
8.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.4%
Steeper than 30°
8.9% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view
967 m low point 722 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 78.9%Grassland 12.2%Bare rock / sparse 8.2%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Shinmoedake summit.

NESW1 km3 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1Mt. Nakadake1,332 m 1.1 km SSE
  2. 2Mt. Shishiko1,429 m 1.4 km NNW
  3. 3Mt. Ohata1,353 m 2.0 km NNE
  4. 4龍王岳1,175 m 2.1 km E
Where it sits

Where Shinmoedake sits

Region
Japan153Asia964
Protected area
Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park4
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Nearby places

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Shinmoedake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,419 m at the summit; the official height is 1,421 m.Official 1,421 m90 m model 1,410 mThis map 1,419 m

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)1,421 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)1,419 m-1 m
Copernicus GLO-901,410 m-11 m

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024 (scene 2024-09-07)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Accuracy comparison, Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia