Tsugaru Mountains | |
Photo Size: | 280 |
Country: | Japan |
State: | Aomori Prefecture |
State Type: | Prefecture |
Region: | Tōhoku |
Highest: | Mount Maruyakata |
Highest Location: | Sotogahama |
Elevation M: | 718 |
Range Coordinates: | 41.1528°N 140.5864°W |
Length Km: | 60 |
Length Orientation: | North-South |
Width Orientation: | East-West |
Orogeny: | Island arc |
The are a mountain range on the Tsugaru Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, in Honshū, Japan. The range stretches 600NaN0 south-southeast from Cape Tappi on the northern end of the peninsula to the western flank of the volcanic Hakkōda Mountains south of the city of Aomori. The highest point in the range is Mount Maruyakata, measuring 718m (2,356feet).[1]
It is made up of mountains ranging roughly between 200and in height. Some mountains in the range are Mount Bonju, Mount Maruyakata, Tongari-dake, and Mount Manogami.[2]