Hiking trails · Yamanashi
Mount Kita and Mount Aino from Hirogawara
北岳・間ノ岳(広河原・白根御池往復)
- Distance
- 20.1 km
- Hiking time
- 14 h 4 min
- Ascent
- 2,487 m
- Descent
- 2,487 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This out-and-back route climbs from Hirogawara to Mount Kita via Shirane Oike and Kusasuberi, then follows the main ridge past Kitadake Sanso and Mount Nakashirane to Mount Aino. The ridge above 3,000 metres links Japan's second- and third-highest mountains, with views toward Mount Senjo, Mount Kaikoma, the Houou peaks, Mount Fuji, and the long Southern Alps skyline to the south.
Mount Kita summit weather (3,193 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:51
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Mount Kita and Mount Aino from Hirogawara facts
- Start
- Hirogawara
- End
- Hirogawara
- Access · Start
- Hirogawara (Bus stop)
Peaks on this trail
Nearby hiking trails
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- Mount Kaikoma Loop from Kitazawa Pass, Up by Sensui Pass and Down by Mount Futago 10.4 km · 6 h 55 min
- Mount Ko-Senjo and Mount Senjo Loop from Kitazawa Pass 9.3 km · 6 h 28 min
- Phoenix Mountains: Mount Yakushi, Mount Kannon, and Mount Jizō from Yashajin Pass Out-and-Back 24.4 km · 15 h 33 min
- Mount Amari to Mount Sentoboshi Return via Okuamari and Onishi Peak 7.3 km · 4 h 33 min
- Mount Hinata from Ojiragawa Canyon 8.1 km · 5 h 21 min
- Mount Kaikoma via Kuroto Ridge 19.2 km · 13 h 24 min
- Mount Kushigata, Mount Hadaka and Ayamedaira Circuit 9.2 km · 5 h 16 min