Mount Norikura

乗鞍岳

Takayama, Gifu · Elevation 3,026 m

Mount Norikura is a 3,026 m active volcano at the southern end of the Hida Mountains. Its extensive mountain area comprises 23 peaks, seven lakes and eight plateaus around its highest summit, Kengamine. It spans Takayama, Gifu, and Matsumoto, Nagano, within Chubu-Sangaku National Park. Shuttle buses on the Norikura Skyline from Gifu and Norikura Echo Line from Nagano reach Tatamidaira at 2,702 m, leaving about a 90-minute walk to Kengamine. Its most recent eruption was about 500 years ago, and there are no fumarolic areas around the summit.

Mount Norikura at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 9 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 19 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Norikura Kengamine Out-and-Back from Tatamidaira: about 2 h 48 min, 5.7 km, about 390 m of climbing.

Mount Norikura weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:14, sunset 16:53

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New snow	cm																																	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.1												<.1	<.1							1.1	3.0	1.4	0.1							0.5	<.1
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