Mount Tsurugi - Tsubakuro Dake

Japanese: 燕岳 - つばくろだけ

A mountain in the southeastern part of the Northern Alps in western Nagano Prefecture. It is 2,763 meters above sea level. Together with Mt. Jonen and Mt. Daitenjo, it forms the Jonen Mountains, and is the foreland of Mt. Yarigatake and others. The summit area is bare granite that shines white. It is said that the shape of the mountain resembles a swallow spreading its wings, and that the name Tsubame-dake came from the large number of swallows that live there. The view from the summit is amazing, and it is said that "94 mountains over 2000 shaku (about 700 meters) are visible." You can see Mt. Mitsumatarenge across the Takase Valley to the west, Mt. Yari and Mt. Hotaka to the southwest, Mt. Shirouma and the Ushiro Tateyama mountain range to the north, as well as Mt. Fuji, the Southern Alps, Mt. Asama, and Mt. Yatsugatake, all in one view of the high mountains of central Honshu. There is a well-equipped mountain hut about 1 km south of the summit. It takes about 6 hours to reach this mountain hut from Nakabusa Onsen at the foot of the mountain. It is the starting point of the Omote Ginza traverse route to Mt. Yari via Mt. Daitenjo, and is one of the most popular mountains in the Northern Alps for beginner climbers.

[Hiroyoshi Kobayashi]

Jonen Mountains
A mountain range that defines the western edge of the Matsumoto Basin. In the center of the photo is Mt. Jonen, and to the right are mountains such as Mt. Otensho and Mt. Tsurugidake. All of these mountains are like the foreland of the Northern Alps. They are part of Chubu Sangaku National Park. In the foreground is the town of Azumino. Nagano Prefecture Azumino City and Matsumoto City © Shinshu-Nagano Prefecture Tourism Association ">

Jonen Mountains

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Japanese:

長野県西部、北アルプスの南東部にある山。標高2763メートル。常念(じょうねん)岳、大天井(だいてんじょう)岳とともに常念山脈を形成し、槍ヶ岳(やりがたけ)などの前山にあたる。山頂一帯は花崗(かこう)岩の裸地で白く輝いている。山容が燕(つばめ)が羽を広げているようだとか、燕が多いことから燕岳の名がついたといわれる。山頂からの展望はすばらしく、「2000尺（約700メートル）以上の山が94見える」といわれ、西方に高瀬渓谷を隔てて三俣蓮華(みつまたれんげ)岳、南西に槍ヶ岳、穂高(ほたか)岳など、北方に白馬(しろうま)岳や後立山(うしろたてやま)連峰、さらに富士山、南アルプス、浅間山、八ヶ岳(やつがたけ)など、本州中央部の高山を一望することができる。山頂から約1キロメートル南に施設の整った山小屋がある。山麓(さんろく)の中房(なかぶさ)温泉から約6時間の行程でこの山小屋に着く。大天井岳を経て槍ヶ岳への表銀座縦走路の起点にあたり、登山入門者向けの北アルプスでは人気のある山の一つである。

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