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Mount Tsurumi
鶴見岳
East side
Highest point
Elevation1,374.5 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 / 33.28667; 131.42972
Naming
Language of name Japanese
Pronunciation [tsɯɾɯmidake]
Geography
Mount Tsurumi is located in Japan
Mount Tsurumi
Mount Tsurumi
Mount Tsurumi is located in Kyushu
Mount Tsurumi
Mount Tsurumi
Mount Tsurumi (Kyushu)
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 別府東
Geology
Mountain typeLava dome
Last eruptionMarch to May 867 CE
Tsurumi volcano (center)
Yufu volcano (left)

Mount Tsurumi (鶴見岳, Tsurumi-dake) is a 1,374.5 m (4,510 ft) volcano in Beppu, Ōita, Japan.

Outline

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

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

  • Tsurumi Sanjo Station
  • Toriimae Bus Stop
  • Higashi Tozanguchi Bus Stop

Gallery

See also

External links

  • 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.