Ishimori
石森
Kitaakita, Akita · Elevation 1,308 m
Ishimori is a 1,308 m peak on Moriyoshizan in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, lying near Chigodaira on the ridge where the Ani gondola route and the Kometsuga route merge toward the summit. Moriyoshizan (1,454 m) is a compound volcano designated a prefectural natural park, famed as one of Japan's "100 Mountains of Flowers" with some 300 species of alpine plants, and—together with Zaō and Hakkōda—as one of Japan's three great rime-ice (juhyō) sites.
Ishimori at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 12 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 25 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Moriyoshi Alpine Flower Loop from the Ani Gondola Summit Station: about 3 h 13 min, 5.6 km, about 360 m of climbing.
Ishimori weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:35
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| Precipitation | mm | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | <.1 | 1.5 | <.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | <.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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Wind | m/s | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
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Ishimori hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Ishimori
Mountain huts
- 森吉避難小屋
- 阿仁避難小屋 unstaffed
Lodging
- Hotel Fusch
- Mori Buna Hotel
Ishimori facts
- Elevation
- 1,308 m
- Location
- Kitaakita, Akita
39.978214, 140.528886 - Website
- www.city.kitaakita.akita.jp
- Trail Map
- www.city.kitaakita.akita.jp (PDF)