Mount Nakashirane
中白根山
Minami-Alps, Yamanashi · Elevation 3,055 m
Mount Nakashirane (also known as Naka-Shiramine) is a 3,055 m peak in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture, situated on the main ridge of the northern Akaishi Range (Southern Alps) within Minami-Alps National Park. It rises between Mount Kita (3,193 m) and Mount Aino (3,190 m) along the classic Shirane Sanzan ("Three Peaks of Shirane") traverse, with the 150-person Kitadake-sansō hut at the col immediately to the north serving as the standard staging point for ridge walks above 3,000 m. The peak was named "Naka-Shiramine" in July 1908 by alpinist Kojima Usui after his ascent, and it appears in the "Mountains over 2000 m" list.
Mount Nakashirane 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).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Kita and Mount Aino from Hirogawara: about 14 h 4 min, 20.1 km, about 2,490 m of climbing.
Mount Nakashirane weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:51
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Mount Nakashirane hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Nakashirane
Mountain huts
- Kita-dake Sanso 2026: open June 15–November 5 · reservation required · sleeps 80
- Kita-dake Kata-no-koya 2026: open June 26–October 25 · reservation required · sleeps 80
- Ryōmata Hut 2026: open June 1–October 31 · sleeps 30
- Notori Hut reservation required
- Kumanodaira Hut 2026: open July 11–September 22 · reservation required · sleeps 30
Campsites
- 北岳山荘テント場
- 北岳肩の小屋テント場
- Notori Campground
Mount Nakashirane facts
- Also known as
- 中白峰
- Elevation
- 3,055 m
- Location
- Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
35.658621, 138.228258 - National Park
- 南アルプス国立公園
- Trail Map
- www.city.minami-alps.yamanashi.jp
- Access Information
- hayakawakankou.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org