Mount Sankaku
三角山
Sapporo, Hokkaido · Elevation 705 m
This Sankakuyama is a 705 m mountain in Minami Ward, Sapporo, on the ridge running from Toishiyama through Sankaku to Yatarubetsu. Linked by the city's nature trails (such as the Nakanosawa–Kobayashi Pass route), it is known for skeleton-flower (sankayō) blooms in spring and is a popular hike near the city. It is distinct from the better-known 311 m Sankakuyama in Nishi Ward.
Mount Sankaku at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s. Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 17 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Toishi and Sankakuyama from Nakanosawa: about 5 h 13 min, 8.2 km, about 770 m of climbing.
Mount Sankaku weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:11, sunset 16:26
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | – | – | <.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | <.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mount Sankaku hiking routes
- Mount Toishi and Sankakuyama from Nakanosawa 8.2 km · Ascent 771 m 中ノ沢登山口
- Mount Toishi in Sapporo, Ridge Return from Kobayashi Pass over Sankakuyama 9.8 km · Ascent 860 m 小林峠登山口
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Sankaku
Campsites
- Redoor Sapporo
- 八剣山ワイナリー焚き火キャンプ場
Lodging
- r230
Mount Sankaku facts
- Elevation
- 705 m
- Location
- Sapporo, Hokkaido
43.002340, 141.265061