Mount Myōkō · 2,454 m · 16 km WNW

Stratovolcano · Nagano Prefecture

Mount Madarao

1,382 m4,534 ft

Prominence: 700 m2,297 ft
Isolation: 12 km
Tonight: 9°CCloudy · Wind 16 km/h SW

Mount Madarao is a 1,382 m (4,534 ft) stratovolcano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

All facts

Elevation: 1,382 m · 4,534 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mount Kurohime (2,053 m)
Region: Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates: 36.8371° N, 138.2746° E

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3D map

Mount Madarao 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.8 × 6.8 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Mount Madarao terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Mount Madarao elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Mount Madarao weather

Today · Rain · 9 / 12°C (48 / 54°F) · 3.7 mm · Wind 16 km/h SW

Mount Madarao forecast for the summit, about 1,382 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 483 m.

Today9°12°3.7 mm16 km/h SWBase 14 / 17°
Sun9°14°24.9 mm11 km/h SBase 14 / 18°
Mon9°12°11.4 mm10 km/h SWBase 14 / 17°
Tue4°11°12.2 mm17 km/h NEBase 9 / 16°
Wed-1°4°1.8 mm14 km/h NEBase 4 / 9°
Thu4°9°–8 km/h SWBase 9 / 14°
Fri5°13°0.3 mm13 km/h NBase 10 / 18°
Sat4°12°10.2 mm10 km/h NBase 8 / 17°
Sun1°7°1.5 mm13 km/h NEBase 6 / 12°
Mon2°8°5.2 mm13 km/h NEBase 7 / 13°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Mount Madarao

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Mount Madarao, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
Parking No. 7
1.6 km NE · +2 more within 2.0 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
斑尾高原キャンピングパーク
2.0 km NE · +2 more within 2.7 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking No. 7Parking	1.6 km NE
Parking	1.9 km NNE
斑尾高原キャンピングパークCampsite	2.0 km NE
ＲＶパーク斑尾高原キャンピングパークParking	2.0 km NE
野尻湖高原 BARTON薪火campBASECampsite	2.2 km NW
斑尾高原どんぐり村Campsite	2.7 km NNE

Slope

Share of the 6.8 × 6.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

34.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

51.1%

Steep, 30–45°

14.5%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 14.5% of the 46 km² view
Relief in view: 899 m low point 483 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 89.6%Grassland 4.8%Cropland 3.6%Built-up 1.2%Water 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.4 km; 85 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Japanese Stink Bug4
Autumn Darter4
Bluegill3
Oriental Beetle3
Montane Brown Frog2
Jumbo Dragonfly2

Where it sits

Where Mount Madarao sits

Ranked in 1

#38 Volcanoes in Japan

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount Kusatsu-ShiranePeak · 2,160 m31 km SE

Downloads

Mount Madarao downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGMount Madarao satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-07-20.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,382 m at the summit; the official height is 1,382 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,382 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,382 m	-0 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,377 m	-5 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-07-20)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Mount Madarao

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Data sources