Mount Iyogatake

{{Short description|Mountain in Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}

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| name = Mount Iyogatake | other_name = Iyogatake

| photo = Mt.Iyogatake 07.jpg

| photo_caption = View of southern slope of Mount Iyogatake, Minamibōsō, Chiba

| elevation_m = 336.6

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| range = Bōsō Hill Range

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| language = Japanese

| pronunciation = {{IPA|ja|ijoɡatake|}}

| location = Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

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{{Nihongo|Mount Iyogatake|伊予ヶ岳|Iyoga-take}} is a mountain on the border of the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan with an altitude of {{Convert|336.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Mount Iyogatake is on the western side of Mineoka Mountain District of the Bōsō Hill Range, in close proximity to Mount Tomi.[http://etabi.boso.net/e-data.php?lngCode=139 伊予ヶ岳] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426073937/http://etabi.boso.net/e-data.php?lngCode=139 |date=2012-04-26 }}{{in lang|ja}} The mountain takes its name from its resemblance to Mount Ishizuchi in Ehime Prefecture, formerly in Iyo Province.

Mount Iyogatake is one of the few mountains in the Bōsō Hill Range with steep rock cliff.[http://www.mboso-etoko.jp/tomiyama/umi/index.html 南房総市富山 海と山]{{in lang|ja}} It can be easily climbed within 40 minutes. The entrance to the path of the mountain is between Heguri Elementary School and the Heguri Tenjin Shrine. Mount Iyogatake offers a clear view of the other mountains of the Bōsō Hill Range and Tokyo Bay,[http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/kanko/2550/ 伊予ケ岳（南房総市）] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426015638/http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/kanko/2550/ |date=2012-04-26 }}{{in lang|ja}} and on clear days Mount Fuji and the Izu Islands are also visible.[http://yamakei-online.com/yamanavi/yama.php?yama_id=381 伊予ヶ岳 いよがたけ]{{in lang|ja}}

Mount Iyogatake and the Heguri Tenjin Shrine are associated with a legend of a tengu, a supernatural creature found in Japanese folklore.[http://www.city.minamiboso.chiba.jp/0000001334.html 伊予ケ岳の天狗]{{in lang|ja}}