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Mountain

Mount Shiribetsu

Located in Rusutsu Mura, Abuta-gun Coordinates: 42°46′14″ N 140°54′33″ E

Mount Shiribetsu
663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,107 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kimobetsu
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport55 km
CTS New Chitose Airport64 km

About Mount Shiribetsu

Mount Shiribetsu is a mountain. Location: Rusutsu Mura, Abuta-gun. Elevation: 1,107 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Shiribetsu (Japanese: 尻別岳) is an ignimbrite shield volcano on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The volcano last erupted hundreds of thousands of years before present.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Shiribetsu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -16°)
Wettest month
August (168 mm)
Driest month
April (82 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).

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Climate of Mount Shiribetsu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°3°9°14°17°19°15°9°1°-5°
Average low (°C)-16°-15°-12°-5°0°5°10°11°6°-1°-6°-12°
Precipitation (mm)1259783828484121168158129143135

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Shiribetsu

The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (64 km). The nearest large city is Otaru, 47 km to the north.

Airports

  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 55 kmnortheast
  • New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 64 kmeast
  • Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 47 kmnorth
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 49 kmnortheast
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 59 kmeast
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 64 kmnortheast
  • Hakodate Population: 275.7K 111 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Mount Shiribetsu

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Mount Usu Mountain 6 kmNW
  • Toya Lake Lake 19 kmS
  • Yōtei-zan Mountain 10 kmNW

25–60 km11 places

  • Zenibako River River 45 kmNE
  • Raiden-yama Mountain 39 kmW
  • Mount Monbetsu Mountain 40 kmE
  • Mount Eniwa Mountain 31 kmE

60–100 km14 places

  • Shakotan-hantō Natural site 63 kmNW
  • Kamui Misaki Natural site 78 kmNW
  • Makomanai-gawa River 95 kmSW
  • Tokoro River River 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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