Mt. Sumon

Mt. Sumon: 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 Mt. Sumon

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 Mt. Sumon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39776, 139.13658. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mt. Sumon

• Mount Kōmyō · viewpoint · Minamiaizu · ~14 km · Must-see
• 六十里越峠開道記念碑 · fort · Minamiaizu · ~17 km · Must-see
• 杜々の森名水公園 · park · Niigata Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
• 羽黒神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~22 km · Must-see
• Aoshi Shrine · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• 円福寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~31 km · Must-see
• 平潟神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~33 km · Must-see
• 水道公園 · park · Niigata Prefecture · ~33 km · Must-see
• 願敬寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~34 km · Must-see
• 西福寺 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• 川合神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• 加茂山公園 · park · Niigata Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• 青海神社 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• Honjoji · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~38 km · Must-see
• 八幡宮 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Echigo-Komagatake · viewpoint · Niigata Prefecture · ~39 km · Must-see
• 本願寺新潟別院 · Buddhist site · Niigata Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see
• 伊米神社　八幡宮 · temple · Niigata Prefecture · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mt. Sumon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mt. Sumon

• Mount Kōmyō · viewpoint · Minamiaizu · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Echigo-Komagatake · viewpoint · Niigata Prefecture · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Hiuchigatake · viewpoint · Tochigi Prefecture · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Shibutsu · viewpoint · Tone · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mt. Tashiro · viewpoint · Tochigi Prefecture · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kiyotsu Gorge · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Tanigawa · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Nantai · viewpoint · Tochigi Prefecture · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mount Yakebitai · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Higashidate · viewpoint · Gunma Prefecture · ~115 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Niigata Prefecture

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