Mount Yoko
横岳
Chino, Nagano · Elevation 2,826 m
A rocky peak in southern Yatsugatake, with jagged minor summits along its crest. It lies on the traverse between Akadake and Iodake and can also be reached by the Somazoe ridge on its eastern side.
Mount Yoko at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Sun, November 8: clear, gusts up to 8 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 18 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Yokodake’s Okunoin via Somazoe Ridge: about 6 h 28 min, 9.4 km, about 1,130 m of climbing.
Mount Yoko weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:10, sunset 16:50
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 9 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
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Mount Yoko hiking routes
- Yokodake’s Okunoin via Somazoe Ridge 9.4 km · Ascent 1,129 m 横岳登山口 (parking)
- Mount Akadake, Yokodake and Iodake Circuit from Minotoguchi 21.5 km · Ascent 1,718 m 美濃戸口 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Southern Yatsugatake Main-Ridge Circuit 20.7 km · Ascent 1,934 m 美濃戸口 (Bus stop) (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Yoko
Mountain huts
- Gyoja Goya 2026: open May 30–October 31 · reservation required · sleeps 80
- Iodake Sanso 2026: open April 25–November 5 · reservation required · sleeps 80
- 赤岳展望荘 2026: open April 24–November 3 · reservation required · sleeps 138
- Akadake Kosen 2026: open all year · reservation required
- 赤岳頂上山荘 2026: open June 19–October 25 · reservation required · sleeps 100
Campsites
- 行者小屋テント場
- 赤岳鉱泉テント場
- 夏沢だけかんばキャンプ場
- 本沢温泉テント場
- ミドリ池キャンプ場
Mount Yoko facts
- Also known as
- Yoko-dake
- Elevation
- 2,826 m
- Location
- Chino, Nagano
35.984791, 138.373264 - Website
- iodake.jp
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org