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Stratovolcano · Kubiki Mountains · Niigata Prefecture

Mount Myōkō

2,454 m8,051 ft

Prominence: 437 m1,432 ft
Isolation: 5.3 km
Tonight: 5°CLight rain · Wind 14 km/h S

Mount Myōkō is a 2,454 m (8,051 ft) stratovolcano in the Kubiki Mountains, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

All facts

Elevation: 2,454 m · 8,051 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mount Hiuchi (2,462 m)
Range: Kubiki Mountains
Region: Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Protected area: Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park
Coordinates: 36.8915° N, 138.1135° E

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3D map

Mount Myōkō 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Mount Myōkō 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 Myōkō elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Mount Myōkō weather

Today · Heavy rain · 5 / 7°C (41 / 45°F) · 9.2 mm · Wind 14 km/h S

Mount Myōkō forecast for the summit, about 2,454 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,016 m.

Today5°7°9.2 mm14 km/h SBase 14 / 15°
Sun4°8°23.9 mm9 km/h NBase 13 / 16°
Mon4°7°7.2 mm12 km/h SBase 13 / 15°
Tue-3°5°22.9 mm13 km/h NWBase 5 / 13°
Wed-9°-5°5.4 mm12 km/h NWBase -1 / 3°
Thu-3°1°–6 km/h SEBase 6 / 10°
Fri2°6°2.4 mm6 km/h NBase 10 / 14°
Sat-4°4°15.2 mm9 km/h NWBase 4 / 12°
Sun-6°-2°0.2 mm9 km/h NWBase 3 / 6°
Mon-6°1°17.1 mm14 km/h NWBase 2 / 9°

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 Myōkō

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

Nearest hut
黒沢池ヒュッテ
2.0 km NNW · +2 more within 3.2 km
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Nearest parking
3.3 km ENE
+2 more within 4.1 km
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Nearest campsite
笹ヶ峰キャンプ場
4.1 km SW · +2 more within 6.2 km
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All mapped places 9

Place	Distance
黒沢池ヒュッテHut	2.0 km NNW
高谷池ヒュッテHut	3.2 km NW
高谷池ヒュッテHut	3.2 km NW
Parking	3.3 km ENE
Parking	4.0 km SW
笹ヶ峰キャンプ場Campsite	4.1 km SW
Parking	4.1 km SW
アルペンブリックアウトドアベースCampsite	5.3 km ESE
『IMORI CAMPSITE』～いもりの森～Campsite	6.2 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

19.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

49.0%

Steep, 30–45°

27.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

4.2%

Steeper than 30°: 32.0% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 1,429 m low point 1,016 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 92.1%Grassland 7.8%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Mount Myōkō summit.

Summit list 7

1三田原山2,347 m 0.9 km WSW
2Mt. Akakura2,141 m 1.0 km SSE
3Mt. Mae1,932 m 1.5 km E
4大倉山2,171 m 1.6 km N
5黒沢岳2,212 m 2.6 km WNW
6Mt. Chausu2,171 m 2.7 km NW
7Mt. Kanayama1,909 m 2.9 km NE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 56 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Skeleton flower5
Trillium apetalon3
Gaultheria adenothrix3
Turkey-tail2
Shrub lespedeza2
Japanese five-lined skink2

Where it sits

Where Mount Myōkō sits

Ranked in 1

#9 Volcanoes in Japan

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount ShiroumaPeak · 2,932 m35 km WSW

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGMount Myōkō 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 2,445 m at the summit; the official height is 2,454 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,454 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,445 m	-9 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,438 m	-16 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 Myōkō

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

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