- Elevation
- 2,462 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport84 km
- MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport85 km
About Mount Hiuchi
Mount Hiuchi is a mountain. Location: Myoko-shi, Niigata. Elevation: 2,462 m.
Mount Hiuchi (火打山, Hiuchi-yama) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,462 m (8,077 ft). It is situated in Japan's Kubiki Mountains in Niigata Prefecture. It was specified for Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park on July 10, 1956, but since has been absorbed by the Togakushi-Renzan National Park, which encompasses Mount Myōkō (妙高山 Myōkō-san) and Mount Niigata-Yake (新潟焼山 Niigata-Yakeyama).
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 1,637 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Mount Hiuchi
This month · November
A wet month
Day 0° · Night -9° · Rain 105 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 147 km south17°
- Fujinomiya · 196 km south18°
- Isehara · 203 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -18°)
- Wettest month
- September (222 mm)
- Driest month
- February (85 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) | -10° | -9° | -6° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -18° | -18° | -15° | -8° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 8° | 4° | -3° | -9° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 94 | 85 | 97 | 114 | 130 | 193 | 221 | 202 | 222 | 138 | 105 | 89 |
How to get to Mount Hiuchi
The nearest airport is Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY), 84 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jōetsu, 29 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 84 kmwest
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 85 kmsouth
- Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 107 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 29 kmnortheast
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 32 kmsouth
- Ueda Population: 157.5K 61 kmsouth
- Matsumoto Population: 241.1K 77 kmsouth
- Toyama Population: 415.8K 80 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Arai Town, Myoko-shi17 km NE
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Shinano Machi Municipality, Kamiminochi-gun16 km SE
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Myoko City, Myoko-shi20 km NE
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Otari Mura Municipality, Kitaazumi Gun17 km SW
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Itoigawa City, Itoigawa Shi23 km NW -
Jōetsu City, Jōetsu Shi29 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Myōkō Mountain, Myoko-shi5.3 km SE -
Mount Amakazari Mountain, Itoigawa Shi9.6 km W -
Mount Kurohime Mountain, Shinano Machi13 km SE -
Takatsuma Yama Mountain, Myoko-shi14 km S -
Mount Iizuna Mountain, Nagano Shi21 km S -
Lake Nojiri Lake, Nagano18 km SE
Sources & licences
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