Mount Chausu
茶臼山
Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi / Hikari, Yamaguchi · Elevation 349 m
Mount Chausu (348.9 m) sits on the border of Kudamatsu City and Hikari City in Yamaguchi Prefecture and is part of the "Hikari Alps" ridge traverse with neighbouring Mount Toragatake and Mount Eboshigatake. A triangulation point marks the summit, which gives wide views over the Seto Inland Sea — as far as Himeshima Island in Ōita Prefecture on clear days. The Daikuro-ike Park route on the Hikari side and the Toyoi route on the Kudamatsu side are the main approaches. The peak is included in the Bōchō One Hundred Mountains list.
Mount Chausu at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Kudamatsu, Town of Falling Stars, Return from Higashi-Toyoi to Mount Chausu of the Myoken Legend: about 3 h 54 min, 7.2 km, about 460 m of climbing.
Mount Chausu weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:33, sunset 17:19
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Chausu hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Chausu
Campsites
- 虹ヶ浜キャンプ場
- 笠戸島家族旅行村
Lodging
- 光第一
- ホテル松原屋
- ます富旅館
- 下松ステーション
- ビジネスホテル くだまつ
Mount Chausu facts
- Elevation
- 349 m
- Location
- Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi / Hikari, Yamaguchi
33.991681, 131.898943 - Website
- www.city.hikari.lg.jp
- Trail Map
- www.city.hikari.lg.jp (PDF)