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Mountain

Mount Hiuchi

Located in Myoko-shi, Niigata Coordinates: 36°55′20″ N 138°04′02″ E

Mount Hiuchi
Alpsdake · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
2,462 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arai
17 km NE
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.

From Wikipedia

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).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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).

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Climate of Mount Hiuchi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)94859711413019322120222213810589

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

  • Arai Town, Myoko-shi
    17 km NE
  • Shinano Machi Municipality, Kamiminochi-gun
    16 km SE
  • Myoko City, Myoko-shi
    20 km NE
  • Otari Mura Municipality, Kitaazumi Gun
    17 km SW
  • Itoigawa City, Itoigawa Shi
    23 km NW
  • Jōetsu City, Jōetsu Shi
    29 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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