Yōtei-zan
Local name: 羊蹄山
Located in Kutchan Chō, Abuta-gun Coordinates: 42°49′36″ N 140°48′41″ E
- Elevation
- 1,893 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport57 km
- CTS New Chitose Airport72 km
About Yōtei-zan
Yōtei-zan is a mountain. Location: Kutchan Chō, Abuta-gun. Elevation: 1,893 m.
Mount Yōtei (羊蹄山, Yōtei-zan; literally "sheep-hoof mountain") is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji (蝦夷富士) because it resembles Mount Fuji; Ezo is an old name for the island of Hokkaido. The mountain is also known as Makkari Nupuri (マッカリヌプリ). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,878 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Yōtei-zan
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Climate of Yōtei-zan
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -12° · Rain 148 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -21°)
- Wettest month
- August (160 mm)
- Driest month
- April (79 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -13° | -12° | -9° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 10° | 4° | -4° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -20° | -17° | -10° | -5° | 0° | 5° | 6° | 1° | -6° | -12° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 105 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 116 | 160 | 155 | 130 | 148 | 146 |
How to get to Yōtei-zan
The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (72 km). The nearest large city is Otaru, 43 km to the north.
Airports
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 57 kmnortheast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 72 kmeast
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 117 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 43 kmnorth
- Sapporo Population: 2M 51 kmnortheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 68 kmnortheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 68 kmeast
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 117 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yōtei-zan
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mount Shiribetsu Mountain 10 kmSE
- Mount Usu Mountain 4 kmSE
25–60 km13 places
- Zenibako River River 45 kmNE
- Raiden-yama Mountain 29 kmW
- Mount Monbetsu Mountain 48 kmE
- Mount Eniwa Mountain 39 kmE
60–100 km12 places
- Kamui Misaki Natural site 68 kmNW
- Makomanai-gawa River 91 kmSW
- Tokoro River River 90 kmS
- Oshima Peninsula Natural site 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Usu Mountain, Japan4.3 km SE
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Mount Shiribetsu Mountain, Rusutsu Mura10 km SE
Sources & licences
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