Hiking trails · Niigata

Mount Hiuchi and Mount Myoko Circuit from Sasagamine

笹ヶ峰から火打山・妙高山周回

Distance

24.3 km

Hiking time

15 h 11 min

Ascent

2,114 m

Descent

2,111 m

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Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.

This long circuit starts at Sasagamine and links Mount Hiuchi and Mount Myoko via Koyaike, Mount Chausu, Kurosawaike and Okura Pass. It follows boardwalks through the Koyaike wetlands and Tengu-no-Niwa, passing the Koyaike and Kurosawaike huts on the way to 2,462 m Mount Hiuchi and Mount Myoko. The ascent from Kurosawaike toward Mount Myoko is steep.

Mount Hiuchi summit weather (2,462 m, hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:50

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Japan time		15	17	19	21	23	1	3	5	7	9	11	13	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	12	15	18	21	0	3	6	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15	21	3	9	15
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Precipitation	mm	0.2																7	7	2.8	2.4	0.2	0.2	1.8	0.4	0.8	0.9	0.2	0.7			0.1	0.5	0.5	1.1	4.4	3.4	2.5	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.2						0.2	1.2	1.4		0.5	0.4				1.3	6	12	7	3.5	0.2				0.8	20	6	0.3								9	3.7	9	29	16	1.3
New snow	cm																																		<.1	2.7	2.4	1.9	0.7	0.2	0.4	<.1	<.1						0.2	0.8	0.9								3.5	9.6	3.8	2.4						4.3	2.8													1.1	0.7
Snow depth	cm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	<1	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	9	10	9	9	6	5	5	7	7	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	2	<1	0	0	0	<1	<1	<1	0
Wind	m/s	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	1	1	5	4	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	4	3	0	0	1
Wind gusts	m/s	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	9	12	13	12	11	9	6	6	6	4	5	5	9	11	16	17	13	13	14	16	17	15	16	15	14	13	12	11	9	8	9	9	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	5	9	9	8	22	28	20	11	5	5	7	7	10	10	9	8	5	3	5	5	5	7	5	11	13	11	15	15	10	4	5
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Mount Hiuchi and Mount Myoko Circuit from Sasagamine facts

Start

笹ヶ峰登山口

End

笹ヶ峰登山口

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笹ヶ峰登山口 (parking)