(This was originally posted in February of 2023. Blogger seemed to lose the post, though.)
I took a hike up to Mt. Iwatakeishi today. It was a great day with fresh snow on the ground.
This is my 7th time up Iwatakeishi and, since I've covered this mountain on this blog before, I'm not going to comment much.
Old posts are here:
I forgot that I've posted about this mountain so many times! I probably wouldn't have written this one if I realized that sooner. 😜 At least the routes I used for each hike are varied.
TODAY
Location: Around Iwatakeishi in Ome
Starting and stopping point: Mitake Station to Futamatao Station
Mountains climbed: Sogaku Mabotoke Iwatakeishi Takamizu Eigurinomine Raiden Karagaki Monomi Masugata
Getting there/getting around: Okutama Line
Map: Yama to Kogen Chizu
Weather Information: Iwatakeishiyama weather
Time: 5 hours or so. I started about 6:30 am and was finished well before noon.
Distance: 13.3 km
Elevation: Lowest: 236 m Highest: 790 m Total Ascent: 1,185 m Total Descent: 1,193 m
Technical considerations/difficulty: Nothing difficult. One or two steep spots but pretty easy.
Facilities: Nothing on the trail.
Thoughts/observations/recommendations: This area is a go-to for me when I don't have much time to go far from home. I'm glad I went early before the snow started melting and before many other hikers came out.
