狐穴小屋
1,500 m · Yamagata · 1.9 km from the summit of Mount Minamikanko
An emergency shelter at about 1,498 m near Sanpokyo on the main ridge of the Asahi Range in Nishikawa, Yamagata. It is reached only by long hiking routes, either from Hinoguresawa via Mount Ryumon and the Kanko peaks, or from Awataki via Lake Otori and Mount Ito. The hut is a key overnight and emergency stop on the traverse between Mount Oasahidake and Mount Ito.
2026: open July 15–August 25 · sleeps 54
狐穴小屋 weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:40
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.5 | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 6 | 4.5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 15 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 7 | 4.4 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | <.1 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
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Facilities and rooms
- Open
- 2026: open all year
- Winter
- Part of the hut is open as an emergency shelter in winter
- Bedding
- bring a sleeping bag
- Water
- Inside hut
- Toilet
- Inside hut
- Location
- 38.319029, 139.872758