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Day trip / approx. 5.9 km / High point 1,984m

Gassan from Gassan lift top station

Gassan lift top station → Gassan → Gassan lift top station

From the Gassan lift top station (1,520 m) up to Gassan (1,984 m) and back the same way.

How hard is it?

Easy.
Walkable path

Stamina 2 / 10Walking 3h42

“A day trip is possible”

Technical B

Steep ups and downs; hiking experience needed

Typical
Day trip
Walking time
3h42walking only, no breaks
Distance
approx. 5.9 km
Total climb
approx. 500m high point Gassan 1,984m

Stamina and technical grades: Yamagata Prefecture mountain grading, No.50 (our translation). HutsGo is still checking these against the table. See the table

How do I get there?

Public transport not confirmed.
Back to the same trailhead

  1. Gassan lift top station 1,520m
  2. Day trip, out and back
  3. Gassan lift top station Back to the same trailhead
Times, fares and parking →

Do I need to book?

A day route: no hut booking needed.

Map and elevation

Elevation profile of Gassan from Gassan lift top station. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,000mGassan lift top station (月山リフト上駅) · 1,520m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadGassan lift top station 1,520mGassan (月山) · 1,984m · 0 min from the start · Point passedGassan 1,984mGassan lift top station (月山リフト上駅) · 1,520m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadGassan lift top station 1,520m Elevation profile of Gassan from Gassan lift top station. Horizontal axis is cumulative walking time, vertical axis is elevation.1,5002,000mGassan lift top station (月山リフト上駅) · 1,520m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadGassan lift top stationGassan (月山) · 1,984m · 0 min from the start · Point passedGassanGassan lift top station (月山リフト上駅) · 1,520m · 0 min from the start · TrailheadGassan lift top station

High point 1,984m ／ Total ascent approx. 464m ／ 464m of climbing from Gassan lift top station (1,520m)

Hut (tap for details) Trailhead Point passed Elevation not confirmed

The horizontal axis is the order of the route, not time: we have not confirmed this route's leg times against an official source. The ridge line simply joins the recorded points, so it does not show the real shape of the terrain. Total ascent is an approximation summed between those points.

Gassan
Gassan Photo: Qwert1234 / CC BY-SA 4.0（Wikimedia Commons）
The ridge of Gassan
The ridge of Gassan Photo: Crown of Lenten rose / CC BY 3.0（Wikimedia Commons）
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Stop by stop

Section times split the prefecture's official total course time across sections by path length, climb and descent.

  1. 1,520m

    Gassan lift top station (月山リフト上駅)Trailhead

    About this trailhead
  2. approx. 3h40 up 538m down 539m via Gassan 1,984m

  3. 1,520m

    Gassan lift top station (月山リフト上駅)Trailhead

    About this trailhead