Hiking trails · Gunma
Mount Kengamine and Mount Okinuhotaka Return from Kawaba Ski Resort
川場スキー場から剣ヶ峰山・沖武尊 往復
- Distance
- 5.2 km
- Hiking time
- 3 h 32 min
- Ascent
- 553 m
- Descent
- 553 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
Starting from Kawaba Ski Resort's upper lift station, this return route crosses Mount Kengamine to Okinuhotaka, the main summit of Mount Hotaka. The ridge links the 2,020m Mount Kengamine with 2,158m Okinuhotaka and offers alpine scenery across the Hotaka range.
Mount Hotaka summit weather (2,158 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:46
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| Wind gusts | m/s | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
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Mount Kengamine and Mount Okinuhotaka Return from Kawaba Ski Resort facts
- Start
- Aerialway station
- End
- Aerialway station
Peaks on this trail
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