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Japfü Peak in October
Kohima’s mountain and the Dzükou trailhead.
Quick answer. Post-monsoon. Dry, fresh and green; the trekking and village season opens. For Japfü Peak specifically, October is inside the short good window, so lock stays early.
The essentials
- Height
- About 3,000m
- Climb
- Long day-hike from Kohima side
- Link
- Dzükou trek route over the shoulder
- Month
- October, Nagaland
- This month
- Post-monsoon.
Why October here
The 3,000m peak behind Kohima: rhododendron slopes, the Dzükou route over its shoulder.
Japfü is the big peak behind Kohima at about 3,000m: the day-climb through mossy rhododendron forest to the ridge, with views down to the capital and across to Dzükou’s valleys. The famous Dzükou trek crosses its shoulder from the Viswema side.
What to do
Rhododendron forest
The moss-and-bloom climb, spring peak bloom.
Kohima below
The whole capital spread out at your feet.
Elsewhere in Nagaland in October
The wider Nagaland calendar this month: Yemshe (Angami, October, announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.
Pair it with
Japfü Peak in October, planned properly
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