Mount Tsurumi

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

Mount Tsurumi
鶴見岳
East side
Highest point
Elevation	1,374.5 m (4,510 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	33°17′12″N 131°25′47″E
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[tsɯɾɯmidake]
Geography
Mount Tsurumi Beppu, Ōita, Japan Mount Tsurumi Mount Tsurumi (Kyushu)
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 別府東
Geology
Mountain type	Lava dome
Last eruption	March to May 867 CE

Tsurumi volcano (center)
Yufu volcano (left)

Outline

Mount Tsurumi is a lava dome. It has several peaks, including Mount Kuranoto, Mount Uchi, and Mount Garan. This mountain is one of the 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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  ESE side
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  West side

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan

External links

• Tsurumidake and Garandake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
• Tsurumi Dake - Geological Survey of Japan
• "Yufu-Tsurumi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.