Mount Tsurugi | |
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剱岳 | |
View from northwest
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,999 m (9,839 ft) |
Listing |
List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese 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 |
Naming | |
Translation | Sword Mountain (Japanese) |
Geography | |
Toyama Prefecture, Japan
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Parent range | Hida Mountains |
Climbing | |
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.
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.