Mount Okoma
御駒山
Kurihara, Miyagi · Elevation 520 m
Mount Okoma is a small 522 m hill in the Hanayama district of Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, rising on the north side of Lake Hanayama. Long revered as a worship mountain from which villagers paid homage to nearby Mount Kurikoma, it is today the principal hiking destination of the National Hanayama Youth Outdoor Learning Center at its foot, and is the mountain most frequently climbed by Miyagi school children on outdoor-education trips. The slopes are noted for an extensive carpet of iwauchiwa (rock primrose) and for autumn colour, and the peak is included in lists such as the Michinoku 120 Mountains.
Mount Okoma at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: cloudy, gusts up to 9 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 19 m/s).
Mount Okoma weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:05, sunset 16:36
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.4 | 3.4 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.2 | <.1 | 0.1 | <.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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Okoma
Campsites
- 花山青少年旅行村
- 要害キャンプ場
Lodging
- 花山青少年自然の家
Mount Okoma facts
- Elevation
- 520 m
- Location
- Kurihara, Miyagi
38.823485, 140.839630 - Website
- hanayama.niye.go.jp
- Trail Map
- hanayama.niye.go.jp (PDF)