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Sounkyo

Floor485 m1,591 ft

Depth: 993 m
Rim: 1,650 m
Length: 15.1 km
Tonight: -2°CPartly cloudy · Wind 22 km/h W

Sounkyo is up to 993 m deep: the rim reaches 1,650 m and the floor 485 m, along 15.1 km.

All facts

Floor: 485 m

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Depth

Depth of Sounkyo

Up to 993 m deep (typically 715 m) along the 15.1 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Sounkyo 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Sounkyo terrain and contours

100 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.

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Sounkyo elevation profile

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Weather

Sounkyo weather

Today · Partly cloudy · -2 / 6°C (28 / 43°F) · Wind 22 km/h W

Sounkyo forecast for about 1,650 m.

Today-2°6°–22 km/h W
Sun-6°5°0.8 mm24 km/h W
Mon-7°-1°1.1 mm22 km/h W
Tue-7°-1°18.9 mm15 km/h W
Wed-10°-9°12.9 mm19 km/h W
Thu-11°-6°0.7 mm14 km/h W
Fri-1°2°0.8 mm10 km/h SW
Sat-9°3°14.4 mm16 km/h W
Sun-11°-8°20.3 mm21 km/h W
Mon-12°-9°2.8 mm15 km/h W

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 Sounkyo

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

Nearest parking
大雪山バーデハウス層雲峡;黒岳の湯
0.4 km SW · +2 more within 0.3 km
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Nearest campsite
層雲峡野営場
0.6 km WSW · +2 more within 6.2 km
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Nearest trailhead
黒岳七合目登山口
3.3 km SSW
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Nearest hut
黒岳石室
4.8 km SW
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.3 km WSW
Parking	0.3 km SSE
大雪山バーデハウス層雲峡;黒岳の湯Parking	0.4 km SW
層雲峡野営場Campsite	0.6 km WSW
黒岳七合目登山口Trailhead	3.3 km SSW
黒岳野営指定地Campsite	4.8 km SW
黒岳石室Hut	4.8 km SW
層雲峡オートキャンプ場Campsite	6.2 km NW

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

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

Gentle, 0–15°

29.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

42.0%

Steep, 30–45°

26.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

2.4%

Steeper than 30°: 28.7% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view: 1,768 m low point 445 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 93.2%Grassland 5.8%Moss & lichen 0.6%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Sounkyo.

Summit list 4

1Mount Zangetsuhou1,091 m 0.7 km SW
2Mount Choyo1,370 m 0.8 km SE
3平山1,771 m 4.5 km ENE
4Mount Kuro1,984 m 5.9 km SSW

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 290 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Sika Deer53
Giant Butterbur53
Siberian Chipmunk18
White Wagtail12
Pink Lymantria Moth12
Keyflower11

Where it sits

Where Sounkyo sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Lake Kussharo121 m112 km E

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGSounkyo satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-25.

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Sources

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 2026 (scene 2026-09-25)
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
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)
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