Kabato Mountains · Hokkaido · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Machine

1,002 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,002 mabove sea level

Prominence70 mindependent height

Isolation1.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

43.49° N, 141.72° EElevation 1,002 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,002 m
Mid-mountain510 m
Valley · Urausunai15 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Machine in brief

Mount Machine rises to 1,002 m in the Kabato Mountains, Hokkaido, Japan. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 70 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town is Urausunai, 11 km to the SE at 15 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,002 m · 3,287 ft
Prominence: 70 m
Range: Kabato Mountains
Region: Hokkaido
Country: Japan
Coordinates: 43.4867, 141.7161
Nearest airport: Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) · 49 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Machine by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Machine by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-9°	-8°	-4°	5°	12°	17°	20°	21°	16°	8°	0°	-7°
Average low	-16°	-15°	-10°	-4°	3°	8°	13°	14°	9°	2°	-6°	-13°
Precipitation	241 mm	182 mm	137 mm	119 mm	149 mm	132 mm	232 mm	318 mm	298 mm	258 mm	272 mm	255 mm
Cloud cover	63%	60%	52%	48%	51%	53%	58%	55%	49%	43%	52%	60%
Daylight	9h 18	10h 30	11h 51	13h 23	14h 40	15h 24	15h 07	14h 01	12h 34	11h 06	9h 44	8h 59
Month score	11	13	16	18	24	50	55	57	46	20	16	13

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	valley	1,050 m	2,100 m	2,900 m	3,550 m	3,700 m	2,850 m	1,750 m	550 m	valley
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Machine in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pinneshiri (Kabato)	1,100 m	–	1.0 km NW	20°
Mount Kamuishiri	947 m	320 m	4.6 km W	20°
Mount Kogane, Hokkaido	739 m	–	25 km NW	21°
Mount Bekkari	726 m	–	16 km W	20°
Mount Fujigata	638 m	–	15 km N	22°
Sakkuru-yama	590 m	–	13 km NW	22°