Mount Tengu should not be confused with Mount Tengu (Samani).
| Mount Tengu | |
| Other Name: | 天狗岳 |
| Elevation M: | 2646 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence: | 2160NaN0 |
| Listing: | List of mountains and hills of Japan by height |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ja/ |
| Location: | On the border of Chino and Koumi of Nagano in Japan |
| Range: | Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group |
| Coordinates: | 36.0192°N 138.3556°W |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
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, 26460NaN0 and Mount Higashi Tengu, 26400NaN0. Mount Tengu is named for the mythical Tengu of Japanese folklore.
Mount Tengu is a stratovolcano. The mountain forms part of Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park, and is one of . [2]
Mount Neishi, 26030NaN0, is located just to the south of Mount Hisashi Tengu., 24960NaN0, is located to the north of Mount Hisashi Tengu.
The main traverse route of the Yatsugatake Mountain Range passes through the eastern summit of Mount Tengu. In addition, there are mountain trails on the western side of Mount Tengu from Shibunoyu, 18800NaN0, in Oku-Tateshina Onsen Village and from Karasawa Kosen, and on the eastern side from Inakoyu via Honzawa Onsen.
A mountain hut, Kuroyuri Hutte, 24000NaN0, is located at Kuroyuridaira, just west of, where the mountain trail from Shibunoyu joins the main traverse route. The trail is approximately 2.5 hours from Shibunoyu to Kuroyuri Hutte, and then 90 minutes to Higashi Tengu. Nishi Tengu is a further 20 minutes. Kuroyuri Hutte is open year-round.[3]