Mount Ontake

Mount Ontake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Ontake

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Ontake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.89299, 137.48041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ontake

• Mount Ontake · viewpoint · Gifu Prefecture · ~0 km · Must-see
• 根尾の滝 · waterfall · Gifu Prefecture · ~14 km · Must-see
• 下呂温泉合掌村 · museum · Gifu Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 龍澤山 禅昌寺 · Buddhist site · Gifu Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• 温泉寺 参道 · fort · Gifu Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• 大覚寺 · Buddhist site · Gifu Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mt. Norikura · viewpoint · Gifu Prefecture · ~31 km · Must-see
• 竜神の滝 · waterfall · Gifu Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Torii Pass · fort · Nagano Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• 飛騨一宮水無神社 · temple · Gifu Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mt. Hoken · viewpoint · Kiso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hirayu Waterfall · waterfall · Gifu Prefecture · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hida Takayama Festival Forest · museum · Gifu Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ena Jinja Shrine · temple · Gifu Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hie Shrine · temple · Gifu Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dairyuji Temple · Buddhist site · Gifu Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shiroyama Park · park · Gifu Prefecture · ~42 km · Must-see
• Takayama Castle Ruins · museum · Gifu Prefecture · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ontake

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ontake

• Mount Ontake · viewpoint · Gifu Prefecture · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mt. Norikura · viewpoint · Gifu Prefecture · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mt. Hoken · viewpoint · Kiso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kyogatake · viewpoint · Kamiina · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Minamikoma · viewpoint · Kiso · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mt. Akanagi · viewpoint · Kamiina · ~46 km · Must-see
• Magome Pass · viewpoint · Gifu Prefecture · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kamikōchi · viewpoint · Toyama Prefecture · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hotaka Mountains · viewpoint · Toyama Prefecture · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Yumiori · viewpoint · Toyama Prefecture · ~65 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Nagano Prefecture

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