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Mount Kita-Hotaka
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Mount Kita-Hotaka
Mount Ōbami
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Mount Ōbami
Hida Mountains · Nagano · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Yari

3,180 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation3,180 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation5.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul13°average high
36.34° N, 137.65° EElevation 3,180 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit3,180 m
  • Mid-mountain1,860 m
  • Valley · Hotaka547 m

Freezing level in October: 3,100 m

iThe mountain

Mount Yari in brief

Mount Yari rises to 3,180 m in the Hida Mountains, Nagano, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town in the atlas is Hotaka, 21 km to the E at 547 m.

Facts

Elevation
3,180 m · 10,433 ft
Range
Hida Mountains
Region
Nagano
Country
Japan
Coordinates
36.3419, 137.6475
Nearest airport
Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) · 32 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 Yari by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-30°-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-14°-21°Jan-12°-20°Feb-8°-16°Mar-2°-10°Apr5°-4°May9°1°Jun13°6°Jul14°6°Aug10°3°Sep4°-5°Oct-3°-12°Nov-10°-19°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Yari by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-14°-12°-8°-2°5°9°13°14°10°4°-3°-10°
Average low-21°-20°-16°-10°-4°1°6°6°3°-5°-12°-19°
Precipitation201 mm188 mm232 mm214 mm267 mm353 mm474 mm308 mm409 mm256 mm216 mm182 mm
Cloud cover55%54%53%50%56%67%62%48%54%46%44%48%
Daylight9h 5610h 5111h 5413h 0514h 0514h 3714h 2513h 3512h 2711h 1910h 169h 42
Month score151515171410253715181918

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–May · Oct–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level500 m650 m1,300 m2,300 m3,250 m4,000 m4,550 m4,700 m4,150 m3,100 m2,000 m950 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Mount Yari in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hotaka Mountains3,190 m2,307 m5.9 km S12°
Mount Okuhotaka3,190 m–5.9 km S12°
Mount Kita-Hotaka3,106 m–4.4 km S12°
Mount Ōbami3,101 m–0.7 km S12°
Mount Mae-Hotaka3,090 m–6.8 km S13°
Mount Naka3,084 m–1.4 km S12°
Mount Minami, Nagano3,033 m–2.6 km S13°
Mount Suishō2,986 m–10 km NW12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Hotaka
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Hotaka

Nagano · 21 km E
19°Oct high
15wet days
64score
Hotaka
Azumino
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Azumino

Nagano · 22 km E
19°Oct high
15wet days
64score
Azumino
Ikeda
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Ikeda

Nagano · 23 km E
18°Oct high
15wet days
63score
Ikeda
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Toyoshina

Nagano · 23 km E
19°Oct high
15wet days
64score
Toyoshina
Around here

Hotaka and around

Hotaka
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Hotaka

Nagano · Japan
May · Sep–Octbest months
28°July high
547 maltitude
Hotaka

Nature

Azusa River
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8.9 km SE

Azusa River

River
Azusa River
Takase river, Nagano
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3.3 km E

Takase river, Nagano

River
Takase river, Nagano
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1.3 km N

Karasu River, Nagano

River
Karasu River, Nagano

Mountains

Hotaka Mountains
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22 km W

Hotaka Mountains

3,190 m · Hida Mountains
Hotaka Mountains
Mount Okuhotaka
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22 km W

Mount Okuhotaka

3,190 m
Mount Okuhotaka
Mount Kita-Hotaka
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21 km W

Mount Kita-Hotaka

3,106 m
Mount Kita-Hotaka

Heritage

Matsumoto Castle
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14 km SE

Matsumoto Castle

Historic Site of Japan · 1504
Matsumoto Castle
Former Kaichi School
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13 km SE

Former Kaichi School

National Treasure of Japan · 1873
Former Kaichi School
Nakabusa Onsen
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14 km NW

Nakabusa Onsen

Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
Nakabusa Onsen

Museums

Rokuzan Art Museum
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0.5 km N

Rokuzan Art Museum

Art museum · 1958
Rokuzan Art Museum
Yukio Tabuchi Memorial Hall
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2.5 km SE

Yukio Tabuchi Memorial Hall

Art museum
Yukio Tabuchi Memorial Hall
Azumino Arthills Museum
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3.6 km W

Azumino Arthills Museum

Art museum
Azumino Arthills Museum