Mt. Nishi
西山
Katashina, Gunma · Elevation 1,898 m
An approximately 1,898-meter peak in Katashina, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture, forming part of the ridge on the northern side of Mount Hotaka. The Shiki-no-Mori White World Oze Iwakura ski resort occupies its southeast slope; the summit area is densely covered in dwarf bamboo, so the peak is mostly visited by backcountry skiers in winter. It is included in the Gunma 300 Mountains list.
Mt. Nishi 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: strong wind (gusts up to 15 m/s).
Mt. Nishi weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:08, sunset 16:45
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.2 | 0.4 | 9 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | <1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wind | m/s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mt. Nishi
Mountain huts
Campsites
- 自然の森野営場
- Hotaka Farm Camp Site
Lodging
- シルバーバレイ
- 尾瀬高原ホテル
- ふじや旅館
- マルイ旅館
- yamanohana sou
Mt. Nishi facts
- Elevation
- 1,898 m
- Location
- Katashina, Gunma
36.841305, 139.198199 - Website
- www.oze-iwakura.co.jp