Tateyama
立山
White snowfields on the green plateau
View 3 photos- Distance
- 14.7km
- over 2 days
- Ascent
- 1,114m
- 1,067 m of descent
- Total walking time
- 5 h 52
- High point
- 3,020m
- low point 2,276 m
- Season
- Summer
- August 2006
August snowfields at Murodō
Around Murodō, the green slopes of Tateyama retain wide bands of snow in mid-August. A blue lake fills a hollow in the plateau. Higher up, gray rock and snowfields appear between the clouds.
