Mount Chokai

鳥海山

Yuza, Yamagata · Elevation 2,236 m

Mount Chokai (Shinzan, 2,236 m) is an active stratovolcano straddling the Yamagata–Akita border and the second-highest peak in Tohoku. Its symmetrical cone has earned it the names “Dewa Fuji” and “Akita Fuji,” and it forms the core of Chokai Quasi-National Park. The summit area contains a caldera, outer crater rim and Shinzan lava dome, with lingering snowfields and alpine flower meadows. It has long been revered as a sacred mountain on both sides of the prefectural border.

Mount Chokai at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: cloudy, gusts up to 9 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 25 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Shichikosan Return via Mount Chokai's Haraigawa Route: about 5 h 53 min, 8.6 km, about 1,040 m of climbing.

Mount Chokai weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:38

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Precipitation	mm				0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.2							2.0	3.9	2.6	0.9			1.6	2.1	7	10	4.3	5	2.3	3.7	4.3	2.7	2.3	1.8	2.5	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.2	0.2					0.2		1.1					5	13	2.9	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.3	14	0.8	1.0	0.2								2.3	7	4.1	6	2.7	0.2	0.3	0.3
New snow	cm																																	0.4	0.9	1.1	1.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	<.1					<.1	0.1		0.3					1.2	2.3	0.6									<.1	<.1	<.1											0.4	0.1
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