- Elevation
- 3,067 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport50 km
- NKM Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base87 km
About Mount Ontake
Mount Ontake is a mountain. Location: Ōtaki Mura, Kiso-gun. Elevation: 3,067 m.
Mount Ontake (御嶽山, Ontake-san), also referred to as Mount Kiso Ontake (木曽御嶽山, Kiso Ontake-san), is the 14th-highest mountain and second-highest volcano in Japan (after Mount Fuji) at 3,067 m (10,062 ft). It is included in Kyūya Fukada's 1964 book 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,712 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Mount Ontake
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Climate of Mount Ontake
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -12° · Rain 95 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 101 km east17°
- Fujinomiya · 127 km southeast18°
- Fuji · 135 km southeast20°
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -20°)
- Wettest month
- September (277 mm)
- Driest month
- December (64 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) | -11° | -11° | -7° | 0° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 9° | 4° | -2° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -20° | -20° | -17° | -10° | -6° | -1° | 4° | 5° | 1° | -6° | -12° | -17° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 78 | 121 | 163 | 172 | 254 | 271 | 259 | 277 | 149 | 95 | 64 |
How to get to Mount Ontake
The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 50 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iida, 52 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 50 kmnortheast
- Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 87 kmsouthwest
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 88 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Iida Population: 101.5K 52 kmsoutheast
- Matsumoto Population: 241.1K 58 kmnortheast
- Kani Population: 102.1K 66 kmsouthwest
- Tajimi Population: 107.8K 71 kmsouthwest
- Kakamigahara Population: 144.5K 77 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Ontake
Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 49 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Mount Norikura Mountain 25 kmN
25–60 km19 places
- Honshu Island 48 kmE
- Kiso Komaga-take Mountain 31 kmE
- Mount Dainichi Mountain 59 kmW
- Kasaga-take Mountain 47 kmN
60–100 km48 places
- Toyota Stadium Landmark 94 kmS
- Mount Iō Mountain 93 kmNW
- Mount Tekari Mountain 83 kmSE
- Arakawa-dake Mountain 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ōtaki Village, Ōtaki Mura12 km SE
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Kiso Machi Municipality, Kiso-gun16 km E
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Gero City, Gero-shi25 km SW -
Agematsu Village, Agematsu Machi23 km SE
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Agematsu Machi Municipality, Kiso-gun23 km SE
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Takayama City, Takayama Shi34 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources