Mount Maekotaro
前小太郎山
Minami-Alps, Yamanashi · Elevation 2,701 m
Mount Maekotaro is a 2,701 m peak in Minami Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture, just before Kotaroyama (2,725 m). On Kotaro Ridge extending from Mount Kita, it commands fine views of Kitadake, Senjogatake and Mount Hoo, and lies within Minami Alps National Park.
Mount Maekotaro at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 10 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 16 m/s).
Mount Maekotaro weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:51
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 | 16 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Maekotaro
Mountain huts
- Shiraneoike Lodge 2026: open June 15–November 5 · reservation required · sleeps 61
- Kita-dake Kata-no-koya 2026: open June 26–October 25 · reservation required · sleeps 80
- Hirogawara Lodge
- Kita-dake Sanso 2026: open June 15–November 5 · reservation required · sleeps 80
- 早川尾根小屋 2026: open July 15–October 5 · reservation required · sleeps 20
Campsites
- 北岳肩の小屋テント場
- 北岳山荘テント場
Mount Maekotaro facts
- Elevation
- 2,701 m
- Location
- Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
35.696563, 138.240602 - National Park
- 南アルプス国立公園