Hiking trails · Nagano
Mount Okuhotaka via Karasawa and the Seiten Ridge from Kamikochi
上高地から涸沢・ザイテングラート経由 奥穂高岳往復
- Distance
- 36.4 km
- Hiking time
- 18 h 38 min
- Ascent
- 1,948 m
- Descent
- 1,945 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This demanding out-and-back route runs from Kamikochi through Myojin, Tokusawa, Yokoo, and Karasawa before climbing the Seiten Ridge to Mount Okuhotaka, with views of the Karasawa Cirque and the Hotaka Range.
Mount Hotaka summit weather (3,190 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:14, sunset 16:53
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| Precipitation | mm | 3.2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 9 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | <.1 | 0.2 | <.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
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| Wind gusts | m/s | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
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Mount Okuhotaka via Karasawa and the Seiten Ridge from Kamikochi facts
- Start
- Kamikochi
- End
- Kamikochi
- Access · Start
- Kamikochi (Bus stop)
Peaks on this trail
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