Mount Higashiyama
東山
Tomakomai, Hokkaido · Elevation 1,022 m
The highest accessible point on Mount Tarumae’s crater rim. The route from the seventh-station hut passes a viewpoint and climbs above the tree line, reaching a summit with a 360-degree panorama in clear weather. Above the wooden steps, the steep volcanic gravel slope is slippery.
Mount Higashiyama at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: cloudy, gusts up to 4 m/s. Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 21 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Tarumae Outer Rim Circuit via East and West Peaks: about 4 h 28 min, 7.4 km, about 590 m of climbing.
Mount Higashiyama weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:26
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.9 | 0.3 | – | – | <.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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Mount Higashiyama hiking routes
- Mount Tarumae Outer Rim Circuit via East and West Peaks 7.4 km · Ascent 586 m 樽前山七合目登山口 (parking)
- Mount Tarumae Outer Rim Circuit: East, West, and North Peaks 8.5 km · Ascent 652 m 樽前山七合目ヒュッテ (parking)
- Mount Tarumae Crater Rim Circuit from the Fifth-Station Gate 12.5 km · Ascent 780 m 5合目ゲート
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Higashiyama
Mountain huts
Mount Higashiyama facts
- Elevation
- 1,022 m
- Location
- Tomakomai, Hokkaido
42.691990, 141.386645 - Volcano
- Active volcano (樽前山)
- Website
- www.city.tomakomai.hokkaido.jp
- Access Information
- www.iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp