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Mountain

Mount Tsurugi

Local name: 剣山

Located in Naka Chō, Naka Gun Coordinates: 33°51′17″ N 134°05′44″ E

Mount Tsurugi
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Elevation
1,954 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tsurugi Chō
13 km N
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
August
See the climate
Airports
TAK Takamatsu Airport41 km
KCZ Kochi Ryoma Airport52 km

About Mount Tsurugi

Mount Tsurugi is a mountain. Location: Naka Chō, Naka Gun. Elevation: 1,954 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Tsurugi (剣山, Tsurugi-san), meaning sword, is a 1,954.7-metre-high (6,413.1 ft) mountain on the border of Miyoshi, Mima and Naka in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
1,540 m
Official website
turugisan.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Mount Tsurugi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 99 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 62 km southwest18°
  • Ōita · 241 km west18°
  • Beppu · 249 km west17°
Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
June (334 mm)
Driest month
December (54 mm)

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)-4°-3°1°7°11°14°17°18°15°9°4°-1°
Average low (°C)-11°-10°-7°-1°3°8°12°12°9°3°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)61821292032253343002182871579954

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Mount Tsurugi

The nearest airport is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tokushima, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 41 kmnorth
  • Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ) Nankoku 52 kmsouthwest
  • Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS) Tokushima 56 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tokushima Population: 267.3K 49 kmnortheast
  • Takamatsu Population: 419K 53 kmnorth
  • Marugame Population: 109.5K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Kochi Population: 332.1K 62 kmsouthwest
  • Niihama Population: 123.1K 74 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Mount Tsurugi

Within 100 km: 7 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km10 places

  • Shikoku Island 56 kmW
  • Nahari Gawa River 49 kmS
  • Aki River River 43 kmSW
  • Yashima Natural site 57 kmN

60–100 km29 places

  • Awaji Island Island 90 kmNE
  • Nao Shima Island 68 kmN
  • Shiwaku Islands Island 68 kmNW
  • Te Shima Island 69 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

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