Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)

Mount Tsurugi (剱岳, Tsurugi-dake) is a mountain located in the eastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 2,999 m (9,839 ft). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is called "the most dangerous mountain" climbable.[1]

Mount Tsurugi
剱岳
View from the WNW
Highest point
Elevation2,999 m (9,839 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Coordinates36°37′24″N 137°37′02″E
Naming
English translationSword Mountain
Language of nameJapanese
Geography
Mount Tsurugi is located in Japan
Mount Tsurugi
Mount Tsurugi
Parent rangeHida Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Tsurugi has a number of routes which approach world class long routes. It is recognised in Japan as "the" premiere mountaineering peak in winter. Although dangerous, its death toll is a small fraction of those who have died on Japan's much smaller, but more lethal Tanigawa-dake.

Mount Tsurugi seen from the due south. Taken from Mount Bessan.
Main peak of Mount Tsurugi.
Looking south from Mount Tsurugi.

See also

References

  1. Jirō Nitta (2006). Tsurugi-dake ten no ki. Bunshun Bunko (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. p. 367.
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