Mount Higashikurikoma

東栗駒山

Kurihara, Miyagi · Elevation 1,434 m

Mount Higashikurikoma is a 1,434 m peak in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, east of Mount Kurikoma (1,626 m), whose mountain area spans Miyagi, Iwate and Akita. The Higashi-Kurikoma route from Iwakagami-daira follows stream sections and a scenic ridge to the Kurikoma summit. Within Kurikoma Quasi-National Park, it is known for alpine flower meadows and autumn colours. Its summit ridge is nearly flat and overlooks Mount Kurikoma across the headwaters of Shinyuzawa.

Mount Higashikurikoma at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: cloudy, gusts up to 11 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 25 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Kurikoma Circuit via the Higashi-Kurikoma and Chuo Trails: about 4 h 1 min, 6.7 km, about 530 m of climbing.

Mount Higashikurikoma weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:05, sunset 16:36

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Precipitation	mm																	0.3	3.1	7	4.3	2.6	0.7	1.5	1.9	0.9		1.1	1.2	0.2	0.8	0.8	2.7	2.2	2.5	1.6	2.9	1.3	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.1														0.7	5	1.5	0.7				0.5		2.9	1.0										0.7	4.5	1.8	1.6	4.4	0.2
New snow	cm																																	0.2	0.7	0.7	1.7	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	<.1							<.1							0.2		0.1										<.1												0.6	0.2
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