- Elevation
- 1,499 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KUH Kushiro Airport41 km
- MMB Memanbetsu Airport56 km
About Mount Meakan
Mount Meakan is a mountain. Location: Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido. Elevation: 1,499 m.
Mount Meakan (雌阿寒岳, Meakan-dake) is an active stratovolcano located in Akan National Park in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the tallest mountain in the Akan Volcanic Complex. The volcano consists of nine overlapping cones that grew out of the Akan caldera, on the shores of Lake Akan. Mount Meakan has a triple crater at its summit. According to its name and local legend, Mount Meakan is the female counterpart to Mount Oakan on the other side of Lake Akan.
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Climate of Mount Meakan
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -9° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -21°)
- Wettest month
- September (177 mm)
- Driest month
- February (57 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° | -8° | 0° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 16° | 11° | 6° | -1° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -21° | -21° | -16° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 9° | 4° | -3° | -9° | -16° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 57 | 103 | 88 | 107 | 92 | 103 | 148 | 177 | 137 | 114 | 72 |
How to get to Mount Meakan
The nearest airport is Kushiro Airport (KUH), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 47 km to the north.
Airports
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 41 kmsouth
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 56 kmnorth
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 80 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 47 kmnorth
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 55 kmsoutheast
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 84 kmsouthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 139 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 202 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tsubetsu Chō Municipality, Abashiri District25 km N
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Kushiro City, Kushiro Shi55 km SE -
Tsurui Mura Municipality, Akan-gun28 km SE
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Rikubetsu Village, Rikubetsu Chō23 km NW
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Shiranuka Chō Municipality, Shiranuka-gun29 km S
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Kitami City, Kitami Shi47 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Akan Ko Lake, Hokkaido11 km NE -
Oakan Dake Mountain, Kushiro Shi14 km NE -
Ahoro Dake Mountain, Tsubetsu Chō15 km N
Sources & licences
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