Mount Kuma
熊ヶ岳
Higashikawa, Hokkaido · Elevation 2,210 m
Mount Kuma is a 2210 m peak in Omote Daisetsu, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, about 1.2 km northeast of Mount Asahi. It has a circular crater 500 m across and lies in a Special Protection Zone of Daisetsuzan National Park. Between Mount Asahi and Mount Mamiya, the trail looping from Sugatami Station via Asahi, Mamiya, Naka and Hokuchin bypasses its summit to the south. Dedicated summit signs and paths are limited.
Mount Kuma at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: clear, gusts up to 11 m/s. Wed, Nov 4, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 24 m/s).
Mount Kuma weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:19
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.5 | 0.6 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | <.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | <.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snow depth | cm | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
| Wind | m/s | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Kuma
Mountain huts
- Asahi-dake ishimuro unstaffed · sleeps 20
- Hakuun Alpine Hut sleeps 25
- Kurodake Ishimuro 2026: open June 27–October 4 · sleeps 32
Campsites
- Ura-Asahi Camp Site
- Hakuun Camp Site
- Kurodake Camp Site
Mount Kuma facts
- Also known as
- Kuma-ga-dake
- Elevation
- 2,210 m
- Location
- Higashikawa, Hokkaido
43.670650, 142.861876 - National Park
- 大雪山国立公園
- Volcano
- Active volcano (大雪山)
- Trail Map
- www.asahidake-vc-2291.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- asahidake.hokkaido.jp
- Wikipedia
- en.wikipedia.org