Earth:Mount Tengu

Mount Tengu
Mount Tengu
	天狗岳
	Mount Tengu from west
Highest point
Elevation	2,646 m (8,681 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 2,646m mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan . This mountain is the highest mountains of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. Named for the mythical avian creatures of Japanese folklore, the Tengu.

Description

Mount Tengu is a stratovolcano. This mountain is a part of the Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park. This mountain is on the list of the 200 famous mountains in Japan. This mountain has two major peaks, Mount Higashi Tengu, and Mount Nishi Tengu.