Mount Kita Yoko

北横岳

Chino, Nagano / Sakuho, Nagano · Elevation 2,480 m

Kitayokodake (2,480 m) straddles the border between Chino City and Sakuho Town in Nagano Prefecture, forming part of the Kita-Yatsugatake (northern Yatsugatake) range. An active volcano lying within Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park, it can be reached in roughly one hour from the upper station of the Kita-Yatsugatake (Pilatus Tateshina) Ropeway, making it one of the most popular beginner-friendly high peaks in central Japan. The Kitayokodake Hütte sits just below the summit.

Mount Kita Yoko at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 15 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Kitayokodake Round Trip from Kita-Yatsugatake Ropeway Summit Station: about 2 h 14 min, 3.8 km, about 280 m of climbing.

Mount Kita Yoko weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:50

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Precipitation	mm													0.8	5	7	3.4	1.0						0.4	1.3																								0.4	0.3	0.1							0.3	0.3									0.2									9	11		1.4	0.8				0.2
New snow	cm																																																									0.2	0.2									<.1
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