Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)

For other mountains of the same name, see Mount Tsurugi.

Mount Tsurugi
剱岳
View from northwest
Elevation	2,999 m (9,839 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Japan 100 Famous Japanese Mountains
Translation	Sword Mountain (Japanese)
Location
Mount Tsurugi Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Range	Hida Mountains
Coordinates	36°37′24″N 137°37′02″E / 36.62333°N 137.61722°E / 36.62333; 137.61722Coordinates: 36°37′24″N 137°37′02″E / 36.62333°N 137.61722°E / 36.62333; 137.61722
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.^[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.

View from Mount Bessan

References

1. ^ Jirō Nitta (2006) (in Japanese). Tsurugi-dake ten no ki. Bunshun Bunko. Bungeishunjū. p. 367.