Mount Yakushi
薬師岳
Hachimantai, Iwate · Elevation 2,038 m
Mount Yakushi is a 2,038 m mountain in Hachimantai, Iwate.
Mount Yakushi 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, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 20 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Iwate Yanagisawa Course Out-and-Back from Umagaeshi: about 8 h 5 min, 11.7 km, about 1,460 m of climbing.
Mount Yakushi weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:33
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| Temperature | °C | -6° | -8° | -8° | -7° | -6° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 3° | -2° | -3° | -4° | -4° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 0° | 0° | 0° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -6° | -6° | -7° | -6° | -6° | -7° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -8° | -6° | -5° | -5° | -7° | -8° | -9° | -9° | -11° | -5° | -4° | -8° | -10° | -6° | -3° | -7° | -6° | -7° | -7° | -9° | -11° | -5° | -3° | -6° | -6° | -6° | -5° | -11° | -13° | -6° | -2° | -10° | -10° | -3° | 0° | -4° | -4° | 0° | -4° | -9° | -12° | -7° | -3° |
| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 9 | 7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | – | – | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.3 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Wind | m/s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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Mount Yakushi hiking routes
- Mount Iwate Yanagisawa Course Out-and-Back from Umagaeshi 11.7 km · Ascent 1,461 m 第一駐車場
- Mount Iwate via the Yakehashiri Course 13.4 km · Ascent 1,470 m 焼走り登山口, 焼走り駐車場, 焼走りの湯 (parking)
- Mount Iwate Nanataki Route Return from Kenmin-no-Mori 19.7 km · Ascent 1,439 m
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Yakushi
Mountain huts
- 平笠不動避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 15
- 不動平避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 15
- 岩手山八合目避難小屋 2026: open July 1–October 16 · reservation required · sleeps 100
Campsites
- 馬返しキャンプ場
- 焼走り野営場
Mount Yakushi facts
- Elevation
- 2,038 m
- Location
- Hachimantai, Iwate
39.852582, 141.001094