Elevation 2,999 m Easiest route Hiking | ||
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Translation Sword Mountain (Japanese) Similar Mount Tate, Mount Yari, Mt Bessan, Mount Hotakadake, Mount Shirouma |
Mount Tsurugi (剱岳, Tsurugi-dake) is 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.
Map of Mount Tsurugi, Ashikuraji, Tateyama, Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture 930-1406, Japan
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.
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