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Mountain

Mount Santō

Local name: 三頭山

Located in Horokanai Chō, Uryū Gun Coordinates: 44°05′44″ N 142°04′58″ E

Mount Santō
保姆虫と登山 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,009 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Horokanai
11 km SE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
AKJ Asahikawa Airport56 km
MBE Monbetsu Airport108 km

About Mount Santō

Mount Santō is a mountain. Location: Horokanai Chō, Uryū Gun. Elevation: 1,009 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Santō (三頭山, Santō-zan) is the second tallest mountain in the Teshio Mountains. It is located in Horokanai, Hokkaido, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Santō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
Wettest month
August (152 mm)
Driest month
February (60 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 Santō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-8°-4°2°9°14°18°19°14°8°0°-6°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-13°-5°0°5°10°11°6°-1°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)846062657876106152150134129108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Santō

The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 43 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 56 kmsoutheast
  • Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 108 kmeast
  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 123 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 118 kmsouth
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 129 kmsouthwest
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 149 kmeast

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

Day trips from Mount Santō

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 30 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km6 places

  • Kitami Sanchi Mountain 59 kmNE
  • Mount Aibetsu Mountain 51 kmE
  • Mount Pisshiri Mountain 29 kmN
  • Rumoi River River 38 kmSW

60–100 km30 places

  • Teuri Island Island 71 kmNW
  • Yagishiri Island Island 66 kmNW
  • Mount Midori Mountain 90 kmE
  • Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources