Mt. Tekari
Name in Japanese: Tekari-dake (光岳)
Location: Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Nagano
Elevation: 2,591 m
Hike a quiet forests in a deep mountain in South Alps
Mt. Tekari is a deep mountain located at the southernmost part of South Alps. Origin of the name is “Tekari-ishi” (shining rock in English) round the mountaintop. Mt. Tekari is a meaningful mountain from botanical point of view becuase it is said that creeping pine in Mt. Tekari is at the southernmost part of Japan.
Hiking
This sample route shown below is a traverse route from Mt. Hijiri to Mt. Tekari. A hike for 3 days 2 nights (or more) is recommended due to a long route. As of Dec 2016, only taxi is accessible to the trailhead (irodo) and it runs in summer season (until September 30). In case of hiking to Mt. Hijiri only, the route from Sawarashima is popular.
- From Irodo: 26 hours 30 minutes (35.5 km)
Sample route
Route: From Irodo
Distance: 35.5 km
Distance in elevation: 2,133 m
Difficulty during the best season: advanced level
Season for hikers: June to early November
Route and estimated course time:
[Day 1] Irodo -[1:15]- Nishi-sawado -[4:40]- Azamibata -[0:20]- Hijiridaira-koya [6 hours and 15 minutes for Day 1]
[Day 2] Hijiridaira-koya -[0:30]- Azamibata -[1:00]- Mt. Kohijiri -[1:20]- Mt. Hijiri -[0:50]- Mt. Kohijiri -[0:40]- Azamibata -[2:00]- Mt. Minami -[0:45]- Kamikouchi-dake-no-kata -[1:25]- Chaush-goya [8 hours and 30 minutes for Day 2]
[Day 3] Chaush-goya -[0:45]- Mt. Chausu -[0:50]- Kibou peak -[1:35]- Mt. Iro -[1:10]- Sakichi-daira -[1:15]- Tekari-goya -[0:20]- Mt. Tekari -[0:15]- Tekari-goya [6 hours and 10 minutes for Day 3]
[Day 4] Tekari-goya -[1:00]- Sakichi-daira -[1:15]- Mt. Iro -[3:20]- Irodo [5 hours and 35 minutes for Day 4]
Description:
Route map
Hiking report
It is not available yet.
Directions
Public transportation
- From Irodo: Hiraoka station -(taxi)- Irodo
