Maedake

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Uonuma, Niigata / Tadami, Fukushima · Elevation 1,565 m

Maedake is a 1,565 m peak on the border of Tadami (Fukushima) and Uonuma (Niigata) that forms a twin summit with Mount Asakusa (1,585 m), one of the 300 Famous Mountains of Japan. A foresummit of the Quaternary volcano Asakusa in the Echigo Mountains, it lies within Echigo-Sanzan Tadami Quasi-National Park, on the ridge reached from the Tagokura, Tadamisawa, and Irikanōtsu trailheads. The climbing season opens on the fourth Sunday of June.

Maedake at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 8 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 21 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Asakusa Loop via Mount Maedake and Kaheyonobocchi from Nezumochidaira: about 4 h 27 min, 7.8 km, about 760 m of climbing.

Maedake weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:45

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Precipitation	mm																0.2	6	11	1.9	1.6				0.1		1.9	2.8	5.0	1.0	1.7	4.0	3.0	4.5	6	7	4.2	2.1	1.5	1.2	0.7	1.5	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.2		0.3	0.9	0.8	0.2		0.2				0.9	11	6	2.6	1.6	0.3	0.3	0.6		2.1	13	0.2									4.4	6	3.3	6	4.6	0.3
New snow	cm																																			0.2	0.2	0.2	<.1	<.1																			3.4	5.3
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