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Mount Tsurugi

Located in Japan Coordinates: 36°37′25″ N 137°37′02″ E

Mount Tsurugi
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Elevation
2,999 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tateyama Machi
10 km SW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airports
TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport39 km
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport58 km

About Mount Tsurugi

Mount Tsurugi is a mountain. Location: Japan. Elevation: 2,999 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Tsurugi (剱岳, Tsurugi-dake) is a mountain 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. Tsurugi has a number of routes which approach world class long routes. It is recognised in Japan as "the" premiere mountaineering peak in winter.

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In comparison

  • No. 16 of 345 mountains in Japan by elevation

Climate of Mount Tsurugi

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Mount Tsurugi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-13°-12°-8°-1°4°8°12°14°9°3°-3°-9°
Average low (°C)-22°-21°-18°-11°-6°-1°4°5°1°-6°-12°-19°
Precipitation (mm)818111014315922925424325614310678

Airports nearest to Mount Tsurugi

  • Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 39 km
  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 58 km
  • Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 94 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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