Mt. Sannouboushisan
山王帽子山
Nikkō-shi, Tochigi · Elevation 2,077 m
Mt. Sannouboushisan is a 2,077 m peak in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, one of the volcanic peaks of the Nikko range within Nikko National Park. It sits on the ridge connecting to Mt. Taro across Sanno Pass; the summit is wrapped in Veitch's fir and offers limited views, but the route is a quiet ridge traverse en route to Taro. The standard approaches start from Kotoku or from the Sanno Pass parking lot reached via the Sanno Forest Road. The peak is included in the Tochigi Prefecture mountains guidebook, the Tokyo-area 350 Mountains, the Kanto Day-Hike 60, Zoku Shizukanaru Yama, and the 642 Mountains over 2000 m.
Mt. Sannouboushisan at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 9 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 21 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Nikko Mount Taro Return along a Knife Ridge Facing Nantai to the Central Summit: about 5 h 14 min, 7.1 km, about 1,010 m of climbing.
Mt. Sannouboushisan weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:07, sunset 16:44
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.3 | 0.7 | 9 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mt. Sannouboushisan hiking routes
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mt. Sannouboushisan
Campsites
- 湯元キャンプ場
Lodging
- Yumoto Itaya
- Yuyado Miyakawa
- Spa Hotel Okunikko Yamamizuki
- Yunoya Hotel
- Shiunsho
Mt. Sannouboushisan facts
- Elevation
- 2,077 m
- Location
- Nikkō-shi, Tochigi
36.818012, 139.463019 - National Park
- 日光国立公園
- Website
- www.nikko-kankou.org