Hiking trails · Gunma
Mount Tanigawa Nishiguro Ridge Ascent and Tenjin Ridge Descent
谷川岳 西黒尾根登頂・天神尾根下山
- Distance
- 8.1 km
- Hiking time
- 5 h 57 min
- Ascent
- 1,324 m
- Descent
- 751 m
Hiking time is an estimate for an average hiker, without breaks.
This route climbs the Nishiguro Ridge from Doaiguchi via Camel Col to Mount Tanigawa's twin summits, Tomanomimi and Okinomimi. It descends the Tenjin Ridge from Kata no Koya via the Kumaana-sawa emergency shelter to Tenjindaira Station.
Mount Tanigawa summit weather (1,977 m, hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:47
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 7 | 12 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | <.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wind | m/s | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 7 |
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Mount Tanigawa Nishiguro Ridge Ascent and Tenjin Ridge Descent facts
- Start
- Tanigawadake Yoch
- End
- 天神平
- Access · Start
- Tanigawadake Yoch (Bus stop), 土合口 (Aerialway station) (parking)
- Access · End
- 天神平 (Aerialway station)
Peaks on this trail
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- Mount Shiragamon and Mount Kasagatake Out-and-Back from Doaibashi 9.0 km · 6 h 52 min
- Daigenta, the Matterhorn of Joetsu, and Nanatsugoya Horseshoe Loop from Asahihara 10.2 km · 7 h
- Mount Hotaka and Mount Kengamine Loop from Hotaka Shrine 13.1 km · 7 h 56 min
- Mount Makihata and Mount Ushigatake Out-and-Back via the Ido Ridge Course 13.3 km · 8 h 47 min
- Mount Kengamine and Mount Okinuhotaka Return from Kawaba Ski Resort 5.2 km · 3 h 32 min