Mount Tsurugi (Toyama)

{{Short description|Ultra-prominent mountain in western Japan}}

{{For|other mountains of the same name|Mount Tsurugi}}

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| name = Mount Tsurugi

| other_name = 剱岳

| photo = Tsurugidake 20100127.jpg

| photo_caption = View from the WNW

| elevation_m = 2999

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| listing = List of mountains in Japan
100 Famous Japanese Mountains

| translation = Sword Mountain

| language = Japanese

| location = Toyama Prefecture, Japan

| range = Hida Mountains

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{{nihongo|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 {{Convert|2999|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is called "the most dangerous mountain" climbable.{{Cite book|author=Jirō Nitta|author-link=Jirō Nitta|title=Tsurugi-dake ten no ki|year=2006|publisher=Bungeishunjū|series=Bunshun Bunko|page=367|language=Japanese}}

Tsurugi has a number of routes which approach world class long routes. It is recognised in Japan as "the" premiere mountaineering peak in winter. Although dangerous, its death toll is a small fraction of those who have died on Japan's much smaller, but more lethal Tanigawa-dake.

The earliest first ascent of Mt. Tsurugidake was by {{Interlanguage link|Ikuta Nobu|ja|生田信}} in 1907. However, upon reaching the summit, Ikuta discovered a rusted iron sword and staff. Upon investigation, the sword was thought to have belonged to a monk about 1,000 years ago.

File:Tsurugidake from bessan 22 1995 8 20.jpg

File:Mount Tsurugi from Maetsurugi 1994-10-10.jpg

File:From Mount Tsurugi (28864411305).jpg