Mount Tsurumi

Mount Tsurumi
鶴見岳
Mount Tsurumi from Beppu City (November 2008)
Elevation	1,374.5 m (4,510 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Pronunciation	[tsuɽumidake]
Location
Location	Beppu, Ōita, Japan
Coordinates	33°17′12″N 131°25′47″E / 33.28667°N 131.42972°E / 33.28667; 131.42972
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 別府東
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano

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

Outline

Mount Tsurumi is a Stratovolcano. It has several peaks, including, Mount Kuranoto, Mount Uchi, Mount Garan. This mountain is one of 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

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  Mount Tsurumi from Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  Mount Tsurumi in the morning (11/2008)

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  Mount Tsurumi from west (04/2009)

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  The top of Mount Tsurumi (04/2009)

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  Mount Kuranoto of Tsurumi Mountains (04/2009)

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  Mount Uchi of Tsurumi Mountains (04/2009)

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  Mount Garan of Tsurumi Mountains (04/2009)

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  Beppu City and Ropeway Station from Mount Tsurumi (04/2009)

References

• Aso, Kuju, Tsurumidake, Shobunsha, 2009
• Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan