Mountain

Mount Yudono

Local name: 湯殿山

Located in Nishikawa Machi, Nishimurayama-gun Coordinates: 38°31′52″ N 139°59′06″ E

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Elevation: 1,481 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Shōnai Machi; 19 km N
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: SYO Shonai Airport36 km; GAJ Yamagata Airport36 km

About Mount Yudono

Mount Yudono is a mountain. Location: Nishikawa Machi, Nishimurayama-gun. Elevation: 1,481 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Yudono (湯殿山, Yudono-san) is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the ancient province of Dewa (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture). The Yudonosan Shrine, the most holy of the Dewa Sanzan shrines, is located on the mountain. Pilgrims have to enter the shrine itself barefoot, and photography is not allowed. Due to heavy winter snowfall, the mountain and shrine are inaccessible for long periods of the year.

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At a glance

Official website: dewasanzan.jp

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Mount Yudono

Koda6029 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Makoto_Lab · CC BY 4.0
Tomofumi Sato · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tomofumi Sato · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Gassan Jun K · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Mount Yudono

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 168 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kofu · 342 km south17°
Isehara · 353 km south18°
Odawara · 372 km south19°

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night -12°)
Wettest month: August (188 mm)
Driest month: March (104 mm)

-6° -12°

-3° -10°

5° -4°

11° 2°

15° 7°

19° 11°

21° 13°

16° 8°

10° 1°

4° -4°

-3° -9°

Jan

146

Feb

112

Mar

104

Apr

111

May

105

Jun

134

Jul

185

Aug

188

Sep

177

Oct

147

Nov

168

Dec

166

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 Yudono
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-6°	-6°	-3°	5°	11°	15°	19°	21°	16°	10°	4°	-3°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-10°	-4°	2°	7°	11°	13°	8°	1°	-4°	-9°
Precipitation (mm)	146	112	104	111	105	134	185	188	177	147	168	166

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Yudono

The nearest airport is Shonai Airport (SYO), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (92 km). The nearest large city is Tsuruoka, 25 km to the northwest.