Mt. Gassan
月山
Kitakami, Iwate · Elevation 583 m
A 583 m mountain in Yokokawame, Waga-cho, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, one of the three Waga Mountains together with Hayama and Haguroyama and long used by Shugendo practitioners for ascetic training. The trail runs about 5 km from JR Iwasawa Station, with four lookout points and remains of the historic Tsunatori Mine along the route. It is included in the Iwate 150 Mountains list.
Mt. Gassan at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 10 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 25 m/s).
Mt. Gassan weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:05, sunset 16:34
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| Japan time | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| Temperature | °C | 8° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 3° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 5° | 4° | 4° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 1° | 2° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 1° | 1° | 0° | 4° | 4° | 0° | 0° | 4° | 6° | 3° | 3° | 5° | 5° | -1° | 0° | 5° | 6° | 3° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 0° | -3° | 4° | 7° | -1° | -2° | 6° | 9° | 5° | 5° | 8° | 6° | 0° | 0° | 4° | 5° |
| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | <.1 | <.1 | 0.2 | <.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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | <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 |
| Wind | m/s | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
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Mt. Gassan facts
- Also known as
- 和賀月山
- Elevation
- 583 m
- Location
- Kitakami, Iwate
39.329119, 140.926153 - Website
- kitakami-kanko.jp