Mount Otaki
大滝山
Matsumoto, Nagano · Elevation 2,616 m
Mount Otaki has northern and southern summits, with the northern one higher. The traverse from Chogatake passes through forest, wetlands and dwarf pine, with abundant alpine plants. Approaches lead from the Misato Skyline via Nabekanmuriyama and from Tokugo Pass along Nakamura Shindo. Otaki Lodge stands on the ridge and operates in summer.
Mount Otaki at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s. Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 17 m/s).
Mount Otaki weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:52
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| Precipitation | mm | 2.6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8 | 10 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | <.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 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind | m/s | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Otaki
Mountain huts
- 大滝山荘 2026: open July 20–August 31 · reservation required · sleeps 20
- 大滝小屋
- Chogatake Hut 2026: open April 25–November 3 · reservation required · sleeps 150
- Yokoosanso 2026: open April 27–November 3 · reservation required · sleeps 150
- 横尾避難小屋 unstaffed
Campsites
- 蝶ヶ岳ヒュッテ テントサイト
- Yokoo Campground
- Tokusawa Camping Ground
Mount Otaki facts
- Elevation
- 2,616 m
- Location
- Matsumoto, Nagano
36.274115, 137.743245 - Website
- chougatake.com
- Trail Map
- chougatake.com
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org