Mt. Hōzaka
朴坂山
Sekikawa, Niigata / Murakami, Niigata · Elevation 438 m
Mt. Hōzaka is a 438 m peak in Sekikawa Village (Iwafune District), Niigata Prefecture, rising on the right bank of the Onna River and listed in the Niigata 100 Meizan. The summit holds one of only some 300 first-order triangulation points in Japan, with views west to the Sea of Japan and east over the river terraces and villages of the Ara and Onna valleys. The trail was opened by Hōzaka villagers in 1972 and remains a short, accessible introductory peak.
Mt. Hōzaka at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 5 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 24 m/s).
Mt. Hōzaka weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:42
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 11 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5 | 3.1 | 5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 19 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
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Lists that include Mt. Hōzaka
Mt. Hōzaka facts
- Elevation
- 438 m
- Location
- Sekikawa, Niigata / Murakami, Niigata
38.127814, 139.514506 - Website
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