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Mount Shokanbetsu

Located in Mashike Chō, Mashike-gun Coordinates: 43°43′00″ N 141°33′00″ E

Mount Shokanbetsu
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Elevation
1,492 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mashike
15 km N
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airports
OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport68 km
AKJ Asahikawa Airport72 km

About Mount Shokanbetsu

Mount Shokanbetsu is a mountain. Location: Mashike Chō, Mashike-gun. Elevation: 1,492 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Shokanbetsu (暑寒別岳, Shokanbetsu-dake) is the highest mountain of the Shokanbetsudake Mountains. It is located on the border between Hokuryū, Shintotsukawa and Mashike, Hokkaidō, Japan. The peak is also known as Mashike Fuji (増毛富士).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Shokanbetsu

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -18°)
Wettest month
August (161 mm)
Driest month
April (67 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
Climate of Mount Shokanbetsu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-11°-10°-6°0°6°11°15°16°12°6°-2°-8°
Average low (°C)-18°-18°-15°-7°-2°3°8°9°4°-3°-9°-14°
Precipitation (mm)1088071677880112161152138140128

How to get to Mount Shokanbetsu

The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (105 km). The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 66 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 68 kmsouth
  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 72 kmeast
  • New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 105 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 66 kmeast
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 68 kmsouth
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 74 kmsouth
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 120 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Mount Shokanbetsu

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km3 places

  • Ishikari Bay Natural site 54 kmSW
  • Ishikari River River 52 kmS
  • Rumoi River River 28 kmN

60–100 km19 places

  • Teuri Island Island 81 kmN
  • Yagishiri Island Island 81 kmN
  • Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 66 kmE
  • Mount Oputateshike Mountain 94 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

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