- Elevation
- 1,346 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- IWJ Iwami Airport32 km
- IWK Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport51 km
About Osorakan Zan
Osorakan Zan is a mountain. Location: Masuda Shi, Shimane. Elevation: 1,346 m.
Mount Osorakan (恐羅漢山, Osorakan-zan) is a mountain on the border of Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Masuda, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Situated inside the Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park, the mountain is the tallest of both Hiroshima and Shimane prefectures.
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Climate of Osorakan Zan
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 93 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 158 km south17°
- Ōita · 159 km south18°
- Kochi · 174 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (338 mm)
- Driest month
- December (78 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 0° | 0° | 4° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -4° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 98 | 139 | 180 | 187 | 307 | 338 | 201 | 222 | 122 | 93 | 78 |
How to get to Osorakan Zan
The nearest airport is Iwami Airport (IWJ), 32 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) (75 km). The nearest large city is Hatsukaichi, 33 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Iwami Airport (IWJ) Masuda 32 kmwest
- Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) Iwakuni 51 kmsouth
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) Hiroshima 75 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Hatsukaichi Population: 114.2K 33 kmsoutheast
- Hiroshima Population: 1.2M 37 kmsoutheast
- Iwakuni Population: 129.1K 49 kmsouth
- Kure Population: 214.6K 57 kmsoutheast
- Higashihiroshima Population: 196.6K 59 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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