Mount Ecchū-zawa
越中沢岳
Toyama, Toyama · Elevation 2,591 m
Mount Ecchū-zawa (2,591.4 m) sits on the main ridge of the Tateyama Range south of the Goshiki-ga-hara plateau, in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture and within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. It is a waypoint on the long traverse from Tateyama to Mount Yakushi, climbed after crossing Zarā Pass and the Goshiki-ga-hara wetlands and followed by Sugo-no-koshi pass on the way to Mount Yakushi. The peak is included in the One Hundred Mountains of Toyama and the Toyama Prefecture mountain-grading scheme.
Mount Ecchū-zawa at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 16 m/s).
Mount Ecchū-zawa weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:14, sunset 16:52
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| Precipitation | mm | 3.1 | 9 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 13 | 6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 11 | 8 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 10 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Ecchū-zawa
Mountain huts
- Sugonokkoshikoya 2026: open July 10–September 25 · reservation required · sleeps 35
- Goshiki-gahara Mountain Hut 2025: open July 5–October 5 · reservation required · sleeps 72
- Oku-kurobe Hutte 2026: open July 25–September 30 · reservation required · sleeps 40
Campsites
- Sugonokkoshi Campground
- 五色ヶ原山荘テント場
Lists that include Mount Ecchū-zawa
100 Mountains of Toyama · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mount Ecchū-zawa facts
- Elevation
- 2,591 m
- Location
- Toyama, Toyama
36.515043, 137.583016 - National Park
- 中部山岳国立公園
- Website
- goshikigahara.com
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org