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KushigamineHakkōda Mountains · Aomori · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Ōdake
Stratovolcano · last major eruption 19971,585 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,585 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation48 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
40.66° N, 140.88° EElevation 1,585 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,585 m
- Mid-mountain800 m
- Valley · Aomori7 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Ōdake in brief
Mount Ōdake rises to 1,585 m in the Hakkōda Mountains, Aomori, Japan.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.
The nearest town in the atlas is Aomori, 21 km to the NW at 7 m.
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 Ōdake by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -10° | -9° | -4° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 0° | -7° |
| Average low | -17° | -16° | -12° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 13° | 8° | 0° | -7° | -13° |
| Precipitation | 271 mm | 215 mm | 173 mm | 162 mm | 199 mm | 209 mm | 296 mm | 300 mm | 315 mm | 245 mm | 286 mm | 292 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 55% | 49% | 45% | 50% | 54% | 57% | 50% | 53% | 44% | 47% | 54% |
| Daylight | 9h 34 | 10h 39 | 11h 53 | 13h 16 | 14h 25 | 15h 04 | 14h 49 | 13h 50 | 12h 31 | 11h 11 | 9h 57 | 9h 17 |
| Month score | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | valley | valley | 300 m | 1,650 m | 2,600 m | 3,400 m | 4,000 m | 4,150 m | 3,300 m | 2,200 m | 1,100 m | 50 m |
| 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 Ōdake in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of JapanPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushigamine | 1,517 m | – | 6.8 km SW | 20° |
| Sakasagawa Dake | 1,183 m | – | 4.2 km SW | 21° |
| Towada mountain | 1,159 m | – | 22 km S | 23° |
| Shiroji Yama | 1,034 m | – | 25 km S | 21° |
| Mount Ohanabe | 1,011 m | – | 17 km S | 21° |
| Namari Yama | 915 m | – | 25 km S | 22° |
| Iwa Dake | 880 m | – | 21 km S | 22° |
| Mount Takamori, Shichinohe | 834 m | – | 12 km NE | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Aomori and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Numagawa River
River
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Sakasagawa Dake
1,183 m · Hakkōda Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mount Ohanabe
1,011 m
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Komakino Site
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
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