Mount Hirukura
昼闇山
Itoigawa, Niigata · Elevation 1,841 m
Mount Hirukura (1,841 m) is a remote peak deep in the Umitani mountains of Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. It has no maintained year-round trail and is most often climbed on residual snow in late winter or early spring from the Yakeyama Onsen side. The summit overlooks the Kubiki range, including the volcanic peaks of Yakeyama and Hiuchiyama.
Mount Hirukura at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 8 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 17 m/s).
Mount Hirukura weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:50
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 7 | 7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20 | 6 | 0.3 | 9 | 3.7 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Hirukura
Mountain huts
- 泊岩避難小屋
Mount Hirukura facts
- Elevation
- 1,841 m
- Location
- Itoigawa, Niigata
36.940421, 138.007604