Mount Chausu
茶臼山
Chino, Nagano · Elevation 2,384 m
Mount Chausuyama (2,384 m) stands in Chino City in central Nagano, on the Kita-Yatsugatake ridge between Mugikusa Pass to the south and Mount Shimagare to the north. The peak lies within Yatsugatake-Chūshin-Kōgen Quasi-National Park and is cloaked in sub-alpine fir and hemlock forest. Climbers commonly approach via the Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway and Tsuboniwa or from Mugikusa Pass. Bands of dead conifers create striped patterns on the slopes.
Mount Chausu at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Shimagare and Mount Chausu Loop: about 3 h 12 min, 5.6 km, about 350 m of climbing.
Mount Chausu weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:50
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| Precipitation | mm | 2.3 | 8 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 9 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Chausu hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Chausu
Mountain huts
- Shimagaresanso 2026: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 20
- Mugikusa Hutte 2026: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 50
- Kita-Yokodake Hut 2024: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 20
- Takamiishigoya 2026: open all year · reservation required · sleeps 64
- Seitaiso 2026: open May 1–October 12 · reservation required
Campsites
- 高見石小屋 テント場
- 青苔荘 テント場
- 双子池キャンプ場
- 黒百合ヒュッテ テント場
Lodging
- 明治温泉
- Karasawa Kousen
Mount Chausu facts
- Elevation
- 2,384 m
- Location
- Chino, Nagano
36.068085, 138.334297 - National Park
- 八ヶ岳中信高原国定公園
- Website
- navi.chinotabi.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- www.kitayatu.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org