Chōchōmiyama
蝶々深山
Suwa, Nagano · Elevation 1,836 m
Chōchōmiyama is an 1,836-meter peak in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture, one of the summits making up the Kirigamine highland. It sits on the popular plateau route between Kurumayama and Yashima-ga-hara Marsh, offering easy walking through open grassland and sasa-covered ridges. The mountain is within the Yatsugatake-Chūshin-Kōgen Quasi-national Park and forms part of the trail network maintained through the Kirigamine Nature Conservation Center.
Chōchōmiyama at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 5 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 16 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Kirigamine: Mount Kuruma and Chochomiyama Circuit: about 1 h 45 min, 5.2 km, about 240 m of climbing.
Chōchōmiyama weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:51
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.7 | 9 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 8 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chōchōmiyama hiking routes
- Kirigamine: Mount Kuruma and Chochomiyama Circuit 5.2 km · Ascent 244 m Kurumayamakata (Bus stop), 車山肩バス停 (Bus stop), 有料Pゾーン (parking)
- Mount Kurumayama and Chochomiyama Loop from Kurumayama Shoulder 6.4 km · Ascent 369 m 有料Pゾーン, Kurumayamakata (Bus stop), 車山肩バス停 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Mount Kuruma, Chochomiyama, and Yashimagahara Marsh Loop from Kurumayama-kata 10.7 km · Ascent 420 m 有料Pゾーン, Kurumayamakata (Bus stop), 車山肩バス停 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Kirigamine Highland Circuit from Mount Kuruma to Chochomiyama over Grassland near 2,000 m 11.0 km · Ascent 497 m Kurumayamakata (Bus stop), 車山肩バス停 (Bus stop), 有料Pゾーン (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Chōchōmiyama
Mountain huts
- Korpokkur Hutte
- Hütte Javelle
- クヌルプヒュッテ sleeps 20
- 八島山荘
Lodging
- Hutte Misayama
- 温泉山岳ホテル アルペンマット
- ロッジくるま
- ホテルアイチプルナ
- ヴィラ車山
Chōchōmiyama facts
- Elevation
- 1,836 m
- Location
- Suwa, Nagano
36.110542, 138.190557 - National Park
- 八ヶ岳中信高原国定公園
- Website
- www.kirigamine-vc.jp
- Trail Map
- www.kirigamine-vc.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- www.kirigamine-vc.jp (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org