Mount Kotaro
小太郎山
Nikkō-shi, Tochigi · Elevation 2,328 m
Mount Kotaro is a 2,328 m peak in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, within Nikko National Park on the southern ridge of Mount Taro (2,368 m). Its rocky summit is a quiet waypoint on the traverse from Taro through Kotaro to Sannoboshiyama.
Mount Kotaro at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 9 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 20 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Nikko Mount Taro Return along a Knife Ridge Facing Nantai to the Central Summit: about 5 h 14 min, 7.1 km, about 1,010 m of climbing.
Mount Kotaro weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:07, sunset 16:44
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 4.8 | 9 | 10 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | <.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | <.1 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
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| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
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Mount Kotaro hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Kotaro
Mountain huts
Lodging
- Yumoto Itaya
- Yuyado Miyakawa
- Spa Hotel Okunikko Yamamizuki
- Yunoya Hotel
- Shiunsho
Mount Kotaro facts
- Elevation
- 2,328 m
- Location
- Nikkō-shi, Tochigi
36.814670, 139.479316 - National Park
- 日光国立公園
- Website
- www.nikko-kankou.org