Mitsumata-Sansō – Mitsumatarengedake – Sugoroku-Goya

Thursday, September 24, 2009Nagano百名山鷲羽岳

三俣蓮華岳

Cover photo: Mitsumata-Sansō – Mitsumatarengedake – Sugoroku-Goya — The pond at the bottom of the cirque
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Distance: 8.0km
Ascent: 811m; 752 m of descent
Walking time: 3 h 08; 8 h 09 with breaks
High point: 2,841m; low point 2,500 m
Season: Autumn; September 2009

The pond seen from above

Between Mitsumata and Sugoroku, the terrain comes back into focus. A blue pond lies at the bottom of a cirque, below rocky slopes. Autumn grasses and shrubs line the route, which crosses the Mitsumata-Renge-dake area.

Mitsumata-Renge-dake on Wikipedia (in Japanese)

Night at the hut

Sugoroku-Goya 双六小屋 night of September 24 · on the map · official site

From the GPS tracks: where they stop in the evening and start again in the morning.

Before you return

Today’s trail conditions and recent trip reports:

鷲羽岳YAMAP YamaReco

Map and profile

Download the GPX track How to read this map Hover over the profile to follow the track on the map. The thumbnails show where each photo was taken; click one to enlarge it.

Topographic map of the day — GSI (国土地理院) topographic map with the day's track · original file

Photos 8

Washibadake above the lit-up Mitsumata-Sansō, at dawn — At dawn, the lights of Mitsumata-Sansō (三俣山荘) at the foot of Washibadake, above the reddened shrubs.

Panorama: sunrise on the ridge, the spire of Yarigatake in the center — Sunrise near Mitsumata-Sansō; the spire of Yarigatake stands out in the middle of the ridge.

Washiba-ike in its crater, seen from above, Yarigatake behind — Washiba-ike (鷲羽池) in its crater, seen from the Washibadake ridge at about 2,880 m; in the distance, the spire of Yarigatake.

Arriving at Sugoroku-Goya (双六小屋), GPS in hand — Arriving at Sugoroku-Goya (双六小屋), at about 2,560 m, GPS in hand.

Mitsumata-Sansō in the morning — At the start, Mitsumata-Sansō among the dwarf pines, below the russet slopes, at about 2,560 m

Summit and deep valley, sea of clouds on the horizon — From the summit of Washibadake, 2,924 m: a peak towers over a deep valley, the sea of clouds on the horizon.

Hikers seen from behind on a stony trail near an orange bush — Near Mitsumata-Sansō, hikers seen from behind pass a large orange bush.

The Sugoroku hut at the foot of a slope crossed by the trail — Sugoroku-Goya at the foot of the slope, seen from the trail down to it, at about 2,620 m.