Mount Tsurugi (Tokushima)

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Mount Tsurugi
剣山
Highest point
Elevation 1,954.7 m (6,413 ft)[1]
Prominence 1,540 m (5,050 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 33°51′13″N 134°05′39″E / 33.85361°N 134.09417°E / 33.85361; 134.09417Coordinates: 33°51′13″N 134°05′39″E / 33.85361°N 134.09417°E / 33.85361; 134.09417
Geography
Mount Tsurugi

Japan

Location On the border of Miyoshi, Mima and Naka, Tokushima, Japan
Parent range Shikoku Mountains
Geology
Mountain type Upheaval Peneplain

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.

Outline

Mount Tsurugi is the second highest mountain on the island of Shikoku, and also the second highest mountain west of Mount Haku, which is on the border of Ishikawa and Gifu prefectures in central Japan.

Mount Tsurugi is an important object of worship in this region and one of the centers of Shugendō, a sect of mixture of Shintoism and Buddhism. On the top of the mountain, there is a small shrine called ‘Tsurugi Jinja’.

The area around Mount Tsurugi is a major part of Tsurugi Quasi-National Park.

Climate

Mount Tsurugi has an altitude-affected humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with mild summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Mount Tsurugi
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −4.1
(24.6)
−3.1
(26.4)
0.5
(32.9)
7.1
(44.8)
11.4
(52.5)
14.4
(57.9)
17.9
(64.2)
18.2
(64.8)
15.2
(59.4)
9.8
(49.6)
5.0
(41)
−0.8
(30.6)
7.63
(45.73)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.3
(18.9)
−6.6
(20.1)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.3
(37.9)
7.7
(45.9)
11.3
(52.3)
15.1
(59.2)
15.3
(59.5)
12.1
(53.8)
6.3
(43.3)
1.3
(34.3)
−4.3
(24.3)
4.24
(39.63)
Average low °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−9.9
(14.2)
−6.9
(19.6)
−0.3
(31.5)
4.3
(39.7)
8.6
(47.5)
12.9
(55.2)
13.2
(55.8)
9.6
(49.3)
3.3
(37.9)
−1.9
(28.6)
−7.3
(18.9)
1.27
(34.31)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 87
(34.3)
89
(35)
72
(28.3)
17
(6.7)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(0.4)
11
(4.3)
48
(18.9)
325
(127.9)
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 80 76 75 85 90 91 89 80 76 78 81.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 112.1 110.7 145.7 157.6 168.7 112.3 110.5 113.8 99.0 128.5 123.5 122.6 1,505
Source: NOAA (1961-1990) [2]

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