Yokodake

横岳

Semboku, Akita · Elevation 1,583 m

Yokodake is a 1,582.7 m mountain in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, near the Iwate boundary. It stands on Akita-Komagatake’s main ridge within Towada-Hachimantai National Park, east of Onamedake, Odake and the Umanose ridge. It is a key point on the loop from the eighth-station trailhead via Amida Pond, Onamedake, Odake, Umanose, Yokodake and Yakimori. More than 300 alpine plant species, including komakusa and nikko-kisuge, flower in the surrounding area from June to August. A summit junction also leads down toward Kunimi Onsen.

Yokodake at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 14 m/s. Fri, Nov 6, Sat, Nov 7, Sun, Nov 8: strong wind (gusts up to 29 m/s).
Route: The shortest is Mount Onamedake, Mount Yokodake, and Yakimori Loop from Akita-Komagatake Eighth Station: about 3 h 22 min, 5.7 km, about 410 m of climbing.

Yokodake weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:07, sunset 16:34

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Precipitation	mm								0.2										0.6	4.1	4.6	1.4	0.5	0.7	2.6	1.5	0.6	1.3	2.3	2.6	0.4	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.1		0.1									0.1							0.9	9	5	0.7				0.2		3.8											0.9	3.7	2.0	1.2	1.5
New snow	cm																																	0.8	1.1	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.1	<.1	0.1	<.1								<.1			<.1				0.9	3.5	1.6	0.1																					0.5
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