Mount Yokotsu
横津岳
A 1167-meter peak in Hokkaido featuring meteorological radar installations and a memorial for a 1971 aircraft crash.
What it is
- A mountain standing 1166.9 meters above sea level in Nanae Town.
- Part of the protected Esan Prefectural Natural Park area.
- Site of an aviation surveillance radar and a Doppler radar station.
- Location of a 1971 YS-11 aircraft crash on the southern slope.
What to see
- A memorial monument dedicated to the victims of the plane crash.
- A third-class triangulation point located at the summit area.
- Views of nearby Mount Komagatake and Mount Hakamagoshi.
- The remains of a ski resort that closed in 2005.
- Large radar installations managed by the local meteorological observatory.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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