Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)
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| Mount Tsurugi | |
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| 剱岳 | |
 View from northwest |
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| Elevation | 2,999 m (9,839 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains |
| Translation | Sword Mountain (Japanese) |
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 Mount Tsurugi
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| Range | Hida Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°37′24″N 137°37′02″E / 36.62333°N 137.61722°ECoordinates: 36°37′24″N 137°37′02″E / 36.62333°N 137.61722°E |
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| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Tsurugi (剱岳 Tsurugi-dake) is located in the eastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peak 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]
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.
[edit] References
- ^ Jirō Nitta (2006) (in Japanese). Tsurugi-dake ten no ki. Bunshun Bunko. Bungeishunjū. p. 367.
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