Mt. Hokogatake
鉾ヶ岳
Itoigawa, Niigata · Elevation 1,316 m
Mt. Hokogatake is a 1,316 m peak in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, rising on the watershed between the Nō and Hayakawa rivers and long revered together with neighboring Gongendake. Its upper ridges are known as a northern limit of native rhododendron (Honshakunage), with stands considered academically valuable, and the summit commands a sweeping panorama from the Myōkō Range across the Kaiyatani massif to the Sea of Japan. It is included in Niigata 100 Meizan, Echigo Hyakuzan, Furusato Hyakumeizan, and other prefectural and regional lists.
Mt. Hokogatake at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Mon, November 9: cloudy, gusts up to 7 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 21 m/s).
Mt. Hokogatake weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:13, sunset 16:50
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| Precipitation | mm | 7 | 7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 21 | 2.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | 0.2 | 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 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mt. Hokogatake
Mountain huts
Lodging
- Guest House Sanraku
- 焼山温泉
Lists that include Mt. Hokogatake
Niigata 100 Famous Mountains · Elevations of 1003 Mountains of Japan · 1000 Mountains of Japan
Mt. Hokogatake facts
- Elevation
- 1,316 m
- Location
- Itoigawa, Niigata
37.028642, 138.026417 - Website
- www.itoigawa-kanko.net
- Trail Map
- www.itoigawa-kanko.net
- Access Information
- yama.geo-itoigawa.com