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Mount Tsurumi 
Summary
Mount Tsurumi (鶴見岳, Tsurumi-dake) is a 1,374.5 m (4,510 ft) volcano in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.
| Mount Tsurumi | |
|---|---|
| 鶴見岳 | |
 East side | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,374.5 m (4,510 ft) |
| Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Coordinates | 33°17′12″N 131°25′47″E / 33.28667°N 131.42972°E |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Japanese |
| Pronunciation | [tsɯɾɯmidake] |
| Geography | |
| Topo map | Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 別府東 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Lava dome |
| Last eruption | March to May 867 CE |
Yufu volcano (left)
Outline edit
Mount Tsurumi is a lava dome. It has several peaks, including Mount Kuranoto, Mount Uchi, and Mount Garan. This mountain is one of the Japan 300 mountains, and a part of Aso Kujū National Park.
Route edit
The easiest way to reach to the top of Mount Tsurumi is to use Kintetsu Beppu Ropeway. When walking up to the top, it takes about two hours from Toriimae Bus Stop and two and half hours from Higashi Tozanguchi Bus Stop.
Access edit
- Tsurumi Sanjo Station
- Toriimae Bus Stop
- Higashi Tozanguchi Bus Stop
Gallery edit
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ESE side -
West side
See also edit
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Tsurumi.
- Tsurumidake and Garandake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Tsurumi Dake - Geological Survey of Japan
- "Yufu-Tsurumi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.