Tsugaru Mountains
{{short description|Mountain range in Aomori Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name = Tsugaru Mountains
| native_name = {{native name list |tag1=ja|name1=津軽山地 |tag2=ja-Latn|name2=Tsugaru-sanchi}}
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| photo = File:Panorama of the Tsugaru Mountains.jpg
| photo_size = 280
| photo_caption = The Tsugaru Mountains seen from the eastern shore of Aomori Bay.
| country = Japan
| state = Aomori Prefecture
| state_type = Prefecture
| region = Tōhoku
| district =
| highest = Mount Maruyakata
| highest_location = Sotogahama
| elevation_m = 718
| range_coordinates = {{coord|41|9|10|N|140|35|11|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| length_km = 60 | length_orientation = North-South
| width_km = | width_orientation = East-West
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| orogeny = Island arc
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File:Tsugaru Mountains map.png
The {{nihongo|Tsugaru Mountains|津軽山地|Tsugaru-sanchi}} are a mountain range on the Tsugaru Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, in Honshū, Japan. The range stretches {{Convert|60|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-southeast from Cape Tappi on the northern end of the peninsula to the western flank of the volcanic Hakkōda Mountains south of the city of Aomori. The highest point in the range is Mount Maruyakata, measuring {{convert|718|m|ft|sp=us}}.{{cite web|title=GSI Maps|url=http://maps.gsi.go.jp/?ll=41.26103611,140.3426417&z=15#13/40.968687/140.550499/&base=english&ls=english&disp=1&vs=c1j0h0k0l0u0t0z0r0s0m0f2&d=m|publisher=Geospatial Information Authority of Japan|accessdate=29 April 2020}}
It is made up of mountains ranging roughly between {{convert|200|and|700|m|ft|sp=us}} in height. Some mountains in the range are Mount Bonju, Mount Maruyakata, Tongari-dake, and Mount Manogami.{{cite web|author=Nemoto Naoki|author2=Yoshihiro Ujiie|title=青森県の地質|trans-title=Geology of Aomori Prefecture|url=https://tohoku-geo.ne.jp/information/daichi/img/50a/52.pdf|language=ja|publisher=Hirosaki University|accessdate=29 April 2020}}