Mountain

Mount Daisen

Local name: 大山

Located in Daisen Chō, Saihaku-gun Coordinates: 35°22′17″ N 133°32′35″ E

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Elevation: 1,729 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Kōfu Chō; 8.7 km S
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: YGJ Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base31 km; TTJ Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport59 km

About Mount Daisen

Mount Daisen is a mountain. Location: Daisen Chō, Saihaku-gun. Elevation: 1,729 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Daisen (大山, Daisen) is a dormant stratovolcano in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 m (5,673 ft). This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt, which is a part of the Southwestern Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence: 1,634 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mount Daisen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -4° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 203 km south18°
Ōita · 297 km southwest18°
Beppu · 299 km southwest17°

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -11°)
Wettest month: July (247 mm)
Driest month: December (97 mm)

-4° -11°

1° -8°

7° -3°

12° 2°

15° 7°

19° 12°

20° 12°

16° 8°

10° 2°

5° -4°

0° -8°

Jan

111

Feb

111

Mar

116

Apr

131

May

139

Jun

212

Jul

247

Aug

159

Sep

224

Oct

127

Nov

106

Dec

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 Daisen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-4°	-4°	1°	7°	12°	15°	19°	20°	16°	10°	5°	0°
Average low (°C)	-11°	-11°	-8°	-3°	2°	7°	12°	12°	8°	2°	-4°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	111	111	116	131	139	212	247	159	224	127	106	97

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Daisen

The nearest airport is Yonago Kitaro Airport / JASDF Miho Air Base (YGJ), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yonago, 20 km to the west.