Rausu Dake
Local name: 羅臼岳
Located in Rausu Chō, Menashi-gun Coordinates: 44°04′32″ N 145°07′20″ E
- Elevation
- 1,660 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- SHB Nakashibetsu Airport57 km
- MMB Memanbetsu Airport80 km
About Rausu Dake
Rausu Dake is a mountain. Location: Rausu Chō, Menashi-gun. Elevation: 1,660 m.
Mount Rausu (羅臼岳, Rausu-dake) is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeasternmost Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. Mount Rausu's opening festival is held annually on July 3. This day officially opens the climbing season.
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Photos of Rausu Dake
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Climate of Rausu Dake
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -19°)
- Wettest month
- September (161 mm)
- Driest month
- February (49 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | -13° | -13° | -10° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 9° | 4° | -3° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -19° | -15° | -9° | -4° | 0° | 5° | 7° | 4° | -2° | -9° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 49 | 77 | 79 | 95 | 84 | 98 | 127 | 161 | 124 | 91 | 62 |
How to get to Rausu Dake
The nearest airport is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 103 km to the west.
Airports
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 57 kmsouth
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 80 kmwest
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 137 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 103 kmwest
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 136 kmsouthwest
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 202 kmsouthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 224 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 308 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rausu Dake
Within 100 km: 22 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km12 places
- Mount Chinishibetsu Mountain 8 kmSW
- Mount Minami Mountain 5 kmNE
- Mount Chienbetsu Mountain 7 kmNE
- Mount Higashi Mountain 7 kmNE
25–60 km7 places
- Mount Poromoi Mountain 26 kmNE
- Mount Samakke Nupuri Mountain 54 kmSW
- Shibetsu Dake Mountain 56 kmSW
- Shibetsu River River 45 kmS
60–100 km12 places
- Lake Mashū Lake 72 kmSW
- Mount Iō Mountain 75 kmSW
- Akan National Park Natural site 81 kmSW
- Lake Notoro Lake 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Rausu Town, Rausu Chō8.5 km SE
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Shari Chō Municipality, Shari-gun19 km SW
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Shibetsu Chō Municipality, Shibetsu-gun39 km S
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Honmachi Town, Shari Chō41 km SW
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Shibetsu Town, Shibetsu Chō46 km S
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Nakashibetsu Chō Municipality, Shibetsu-gun59 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Sashirui Mountain, Rausu Chō2.8 km NE
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Okkabake Dake Mountain, Rausu Chō3.8 km NE
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Mount Minami Mountain, Shari Chō5.1 km NE
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Shiretoko National Park Natural site, Rausu Chō5.6 km NE
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Mount Chienbetsu Mountain, Shari Chō6.6 km NE
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Mount Iō Mountain, Shari Chō7.1 km NE
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Mount Higashi Mountain, Shari Chō7.5 km NE
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Mount Chinishibetsu Mountain, Shari Chō8.2 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources