Mount Tengu

Mount Tengu
天狗岳
View of Mount Tengu from the southwest
Highest point
Elevation2,646 m (8,681 ft)[1]
Prominence216 m (709 ft)
ListingList of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates36°01′09″N 138°21′20″E / 36.01917°N 138.35556°E / 36.01917; 138.35556
Naming
Language of nameJapanese
Pronunciation[teŋɡudake]
Geography
Map
LocationOn the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan
Parent rangeNorthern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano

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.

  1. ^ "Nishi Tengu Dake". PeakVisor. Retrieved February 21, 2024.