Mount Shiraiwa
白岩山
Chichibu, Saitama · Elevation 1,921 m
Shiraiwayama is a 1,921 m mountain in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, within Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. It is a main summit on the ridge from Mitsumine Shrine to Kumotoriyama — Mae-Shiraiwayama, Shiraiwayama, Kumotoriyama — on a route of about 10 km and 6 hours usually broken by a night at the Kumotori Sanso hut; winter passage from December to March is discouraged because of ice.
Mount Shiraiwa at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Fri, November 6: clear, gusts up to 6 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Mount Kumotori Return from Mitsumine Shrine via the Mitsumine Route: about 12 h 11 min, 19.2 km, about 1,760 m of climbing.
Mount Shiraiwa weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:48
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| Precipitation | mm | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6 | 15 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.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 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
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Mount Shiraiwa hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Shiraiwa
Mountain huts
- Shiraiwa Hut (Ruined)
- Kumotori-Sanso Lodge 2026: open all year · reservation required
- Kumotori emergency lodge unstaffed
- Okutama-Koya Lodge (Closed)
Campsites
- 雲取山荘テント場
- 五十人平野営場
Mount Shiraiwa facts
- Elevation
- 1,921 m
- Location
- Chichibu, Saitama
35.878849, 138.952251 - National Park
- 秩父多摩甲斐国立公園
- Website
- www.chichibuji.gr.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org