Hiking trails · Hokkaido
Mount Optateshike in the Tokachi Range, Return via the Biei-Fuji Hut and Ishigakiyama
十勝連峰 オプタテシケ山 美瑛富士避難小屋・石垣山経由往復
- Distance
- 19.4 km
- Hiking time
- 11 h 45 min
- Ascent
- 1,562 m
- Descent
- 1,562 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
From the Biei-Fuji trailhead in Biei, this long return climbs past the Tennen Teien meadow to the Biei-Fuji hut, then follows the ridge over Ishigakiyama and Bebetsudake to the 2,013 m Mount Optateshike in the Tokachi range. Beyond the meadow the view opens, all three summits look across the Daisetsuzan ranges, and the top surveys the remote peaks toward Mount Tomuraushi.
Mount Oputateshike summit weather (2,012 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:19
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.3 | <.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | <.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | <.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wind gusts | m/s | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
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Mount Optateshike in the Tokachi Range, Return via the Biei-Fuji Hut and Ishigakiyama facts
- Start
- 美瑛富士登山口
- End
- 美瑛富士登山口
- Access · Start
- 美瑛富士登山口, Parking for Mt. Biei Fuji Trailhead
Peaks on this trail
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