- Elevation
- 508 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- MMB Memanbetsu Airport37 km
- SHB Nakashibetsu Airport42 km
About Mount Iō
Mount Iō is a mountain. Location: Teshikaga Chō, Kawakami-gun. Elevation: 508 m.
Mount Iō (硫黄山, Iō-zan) is a volcano in the Akan Volcanic Complex of Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Teshikaga. The mountain was once mined for sulphur, hence its name. To the Ainu the mountain was known as Atosa-nupuri (naked mountain). The mountain is quite bare. Despite its bareness and being a rather low mountain at 508 metres (1,667 ft) it hosts alpine plant life. It hosts colonies of Siberian Dwarf Pine, Rhododendron diversipilosum, and other members of Ericaceae.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 130 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Mount Iō
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Climate of Mount Iō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 89 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- September (160 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 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) | -5° | -6° | -2° | 5° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 17° | 12° | 5° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -8° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 14° | 11° | 4° | -2° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 46 | 79 | 81 | 97 | 86 | 98 | 133 | 160 | 118 | 89 | 58 |
How to get to Mount Iō
The nearest airport is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), 37 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 49 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 37 kmnorthwest
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 42 kmeast
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 66 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 49 kmnorthwest
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 71 kmsouth
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 126 kmsouthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 168 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 241 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Iō
Within 100 km: 22 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Lake Mashū Lake 9 kmE
- Mount Samakke Nupuri Mountain 25 kmE
- Akan National Park Natural site 6 kmSW
- Kamuinupuri Mountain 10 kmSE
25–60 km12 places
- Ahoro Dake Mountain 31 kmW
- Lake Notoro Lake 55 kmNW
- Mount Meakan Mountain 43 kmSW
- Shibetsu River River 56 kmE
60–100 km22 places
- Mount Chinishibetsu Mountain 67 kmNE
- Mount Minami Mountain 80 kmNE
- Mount Chienbetsu Mountain 82 kmNE
- Mount Higashi Mountain 83 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Teshikaga Town, Teshikaga Chō15 km S -
Kiyosato Chō Municipality, Shari-gun19 km NE -
Koshimizu Chō Municipality, Shari-gun23 km N
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Koshimizu Town, Koshimizu Chō28 km N -
Bihoro Chō Municipality, Abashiri District29 km NW
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Ōzora Chō Municipality, Abashiri District30 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Akan National Park Natural site, Kawakami-gun5.5 km SW -
Lake Mashū Lake, Hokkaido8.7 km E -
Kamuinupuri Mountain, Kawakami-gun10 km SE
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Kussharo Ko Lake, Hokkaido9.9 km W -
Mount Samakke Nupuri Mountain, Nakashibetsu Chō25 km E -
Shibetsu Dake Mountain, Kiyosato Chō22 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources