Mt. Yakushidake
薬師岳
Nishiwaga, Iwate · Elevation 1,218 m
Mt. Yakushidake is a 1,218-metre peak on the border between Nishiwaga, Iwate Prefecture and Daisen, Akita Prefecture, forming part of the Waga Massif in the Ōu Mountains. Its alpine meadow Yakushidaira, noted for its Nikkō kisuge daylily colonies, lies within Maki-Mahiru Prefectural Natural Park on the Akita side, and the peak anchors the southern end of the traverse to Waga-dake (1,439 m). It is included in the 100 Mountains of Iwate and in the Yama-Kei prefectural hiking guide for Akita.
Mt. Yakushidake at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 11 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 26 m/s).
Mt. Yakushidake weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:07, sunset 16:35
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | <.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Lists that include Mt. Yakushidake
Mt. Yakushidake facts
- Elevation
- 1,218 m
- Location
- Nishiwaga, Iwate
39.554718, 140.728705 - Website
- www.city.daisen.lg.jp
- Trail Map
- www.town.nishiwaga.lg.jp (PDF)
- Access Information
- www.city.daisen.lg.jp