Nishikuroone
西黒尾根
Minakami, Gunma · Elevation 1,513 m
A steep ridge route up Tanigawadake, with rocky sections and chains above a beech forest. The trail remains wooded as far as Rakuda-no-se; beyond it, clear weather brings close views of Toma-no-mimi and Oki-no-mimi. The route is unsuitable for descent.
Nishikuroone at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 10 m/s. Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 19 m/s).
- Route: The shortest is Mount Tanigawa Nishiguro Ridge Ascent and Tenjin Ridge Descent: about 5 h 57 min, 8.1 km, about 1,320 m of climbing.
Nishikuroone weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:09, sunset 16:46
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| Precipitation | mm | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.2 | 7 | 12 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New snow | cm | <.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | <.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | <.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | <1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wind | m/s | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 7 |
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Nishikuroone hiking routes
- Mount Tanigawa Nishiguro Ridge Ascent and Tenjin Ridge Descent 8.1 km · Ascent 1,324 m Tanigawadake Yoch (Bus stop), 土合口 (Aerialway station) (parking) → 天神平 (Aerialway station)
- Joetsu Border Steep Nishiguro Ridge over the Twin Summits of Tanigawa and down the Shigekura Trail to Tsuchitaru 14.6 km · Ascent 1,565 m Doaibashi (Bus stop) (parking) → 土樽駅 (Station), Tsuchitaru (Station)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Nishikuroone
Mountain huts
- 熊穴沢避難小屋 unstaffed
- Tanigawadake Kata no Koya 2026: open June 1–November 3 · reservation required
- 一ノ倉岳避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 2
- オジカ沢ノ頭避難小屋 unstaffed · sleeps 4
- JR巡視小屋
Lodging
- Tenjin Lodge
- ホテル湯の陣
Nishikuroone facts
- Elevation
- 1,513 m
- Location
- Minakami, Gunma
36.831357, 138.942257 - Website
- snow-country.jp