Mount Myōkō
妙高山
Myōkō, Niigata · Elevation 2,454 m
Mount Myoko is a 2,454 m stratovolcano in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, also known as Echigo Fuji. It lies in Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. A central lava dome rises inside its 3 km-wide caldera, with the Jigokudani fumarolic area on the southern crater floor.
Mount Myōkō at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Myoko via Kita Jigokudani from Tsubame Onsen: about 7 h 7 min, 10.9 km, about 1,380 m of climbing.
Mount Myōkō weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:50
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 0.4 | 8 | 5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 11 | 8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 16 | 6 | 0.2 | 10 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 11 | 10 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | <.1 | 1.9 | 11 | 6.1 | 1.3 | <.1 | <.1 | 10 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Myōkō hiking routes
- Mount Myoko via Kita Jigokudani from Tsubame Onsen 10.9 km · Ascent 1,382 m parking
- Mount Hiuchi and Mount Myoko Circuit from Sasagamine 24.3 km · Ascent 2,114 m 笹ヶ峰登山口 (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Myōkō
Mountain huts
- 大谷ヒュッテ (南地獄谷避難小屋) unstaffed
- Kurosawaike hut 2026: open July 1–October 31 · sleeps 100
- Koyaike Hutte 2026: open May 1–October 25 · reservation required · sleeps 40
- 京大ヒュッテ 2026: open August 1–October 12 · reservation required · sleeps 20
- 笹ヶ峰ロッジ
Lodging
- 山の湯宿針村屋
- 燕温泉 ホテル岩戸屋
- 燕温泉 樺太館
- Hanabun Onsen Hotel
- Tsubame Highland Lodge
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Mount Myōkō facts
- Also known as
- 越後富士 · 須弥山
- Elevation
- 2,454 m
- Location
- Myōkō, Niigata
36.891304, 138.113476 - Volcano
- Active volcano (妙高山)
- Website
- niigata-kankou.or.jp
- Access Information
- www.city.myoko.niigata.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org