Mount Tengu | |
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天狗岳 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,646 m (8,681 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 216 m (709 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
Coordinates | 36°01′09″N 138°21′20″E / 36.01917°N 138.35556°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Japanese |
Pronunciation | [teŋɡudake] |
Geography | |
Location | On the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan |
Parent range | Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Tengu (天狗岳, Tengu-dake) is a mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan. This mountain is the highest mountains of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group, and consists of two peaks, Mount Nishi Tengu, 2,646 m (8,681 ft) and Mount Higashi Tengu, 2,640 m (8,661 ft). Mount Tengu is named for the mythical Tengu of Japanese folklore.