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Mount Yotei

羊蹄山 (Yōtei-zan) / マッカリヌプリ (Makkari-nupuri)

Kerucut simetris Mount Yotei dilihat dari arah Hirafu (Niseko) — foto lanskap gunung dari kejauhan, bukan foto puncak jarak dekat. Photo: source

Information

Elevation: 1.898 m
Country: Jepang (JP)
Location / Range: Taman Nasional Shikotsu-Tōya, Hokkaido barat daya — menjulang sendiri di atas dataran Kutchan/Niseko, dekat resor ski Niseko dan Danau Tōya
Mountain type: Stratovolcano aktif berbentuk kerucut nyaris simetris dengan kawah di puncak; termasuk salah satu '100 Gunung Terkenal Jepang' (Nihon Hyakumeizan)
Volcanic?: Yes — volcano
Coordinates: 42.8267, 140.8114
Difficulty: Pendakian sehari yang panjang dan berat: tanjakan menerus dari kaki hingga puncak dengan beda tinggi ~1.500 m, umumnya 9–11 jam pulang-pergi. Tidak teknis, tetapi menuntut stamina
Best Season: Musim panas hingga awal gugur (akhir Juni–Oktober) saat jalur bebas salju. Di luar itu masih ada salju/es dan cuaca cepat berubah
Permits & Rules: Tidak ada biaya izin; pendaki dianjurkan mengisi buku registrasi (tozan todoke) di gerbang jalur. Ada pondok puncak (Yotei-zan Hinangoya) untuk berteduh/menginap darurat
Hazards: Jalur sangat panjang dan curam menyebabkan kelelahan, cuaca puncak yang cepat berubah dan berkabut, salju sisa di awal/akhir musim, serta tepi kawah puncak yang harus dilalui dengan hati-hati

Description

Mount Yotei (1,898 m), in Japanese 羊蹄山 (Yōtei-zan) and widely nicknamed "Ezo Fuji" — the Fuji of Hokkaido — for its near-perfect cone resembling Mount Fuji, is an active stratovolcano in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park in south-western Hokkaido, Japan. Rising in isolation above the farmland of Kutchan and Makkari next to the Niseko ski region, it is a defining landmark of the area and one of the "100 Famous Japanese Mountains" (Nihon Hyakumeizan). Its summit is a walkable crater rim (ohachi-meguri). Though not technical, climbing Yotei is famously tiring: from one of four main trailheads — Hirafu (Kutchan course), Makkari, Kyogoku and Kimobetsu — hikers gain roughly 1,500 m almost without respite, passing through banded forest zones up to alpine vegetation, typically a 9–11 hour round trip. The reward is a 360-degree panorama over the Niseko peaks, Lake Tōya and, in clear weather, out to the Sea of Japan. An emergency hut near the top allows overnight climbs to catch the sunrise.

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Routes

Kursus Hirafu / Kutchan (dari sisi Niseko)

Berat (tidak teknis) — tanjakan menerus beda tinggi ~1.500 m

±9–11 jam pulang-pergi

The most popular route, starting from the Hangetsuko/Hirafu trailhead on the Kutchan side near the Niseko ski resort. The climb ascends almost without pause past numbered climbing stations (gōme), from dense forest up to alpine vegetation, before reaching the crater rim summit (1,898 m), which can be circled (ohachi-meguri). Carry enough water as the route is nearly waterless.

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Kursus Makkari (dari sisi selatan)

Berat (tidak teknis) — tanjakan panjang serupa dari sisi selatan

±9–10 jam pulang-pergi

One of Yotei's four main routes, reached from Makkari village on the mountain's southern side. Like the others it is a long, sustained climb past numbered stations up to the crater rim. There is a campsite/emergency hut near the top for those wishing to overnight for the sunrise.

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Climbing Experiences

Experiences on Mount Yotei revolve around its identity as the 'Fuji of Hokkaido': an isolated cone demanding a long, relentless climb from base to a crater summit. Vlogs and trip reports — in both English and Japanese — describe pre-dawn starts, the numbered climbing stations (gōme) that mark progress, the shift from forest zones to alpine vegetation, fast-changing wind and cloud near the top, and the reward of panoramas over the Niseko range and Lake Tōya. Many stress how tiring the 9–11 hour round trip is despite being non-technical, the importance of carrying enough water and layers, and the option of staying at the summit hut to catch sunrise. Some creators also document winter ski-mountaineering ascents.

References

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