Fall foliage report for Mt. Kurodake

About Mt.Kurodake autumn leaves ② and trekking information

*about alpine flowers
It seems flower season is going to end.

Aconitum yamazakii and Solidago virgaurea L. subsp. leiocarpa are still blooming
*about Akaishigawa river
August 27 th it rained. So the flow is fast a little and the water of river increases.
But hikers can walk through.

*about Mt.Hokuchin junction
There is no snow on the trail.

*about Autumn leaves
From the northeast of Mt.Kurodake to Kumondaira
Arctous alpina (L.) Niedenzu var. Japonica is still green.
Some of them turns to red
We need check the weather forecast for autumn leaves.
A few days ago around Mt.Hakuun hut the temperature was 3 ℃ in the early morning.
Today Mt.Kurodake was 6 ℃.
Weather forecast says that from September to December the temperature will be higher than average from September to December the temperature will be higher than average ears.
We are worry how Autumn leaves goes on.

  • Sorbus matsumurana