Mount Yufu

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Mount Yufu
由布岳
SW side
Highest point
Elevation	1,583.3 m (5,195 ft)
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates	33°16′56″N 131°23′24″E / 33.28222°N 131.39000°E / 33.28222; 131.39000
Naming
Language of name	Japanese
Pronunciation	[juɸudake]
Geography
Mount Yufu On the border of Yufu and Beppu, Ōita, Japan Mount Yufu Mount Yufu (Kyushu) Show map of JapanShow map of KyushuShow all
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 別府西
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano

Mount Yufu (由布岳, Yufudake) is a 1,583.3 m (5,195 ft) volcano, located on the border of Yufu and Beppu, Ōita, Japan.

Outline[]

Relief map of Yufu Volcano (Left) & Tsurumi Volcano (Center)

Mount Yufu is a stratovolcano. It has two peaks, called ‘Higashi-mine’ (East Peak) and ‘Nishi-mine’ (West Peak). Nishi-mine is about one meter higher than Higashi-Mine.

See also[]

• List of islands in Japan
• List of volcanoes in Japan
• List of mountains in Japan

Route[]

The most popular route is from of . It takes two and half hours. There are other routes from Yufu City and .

Gallery[]

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  SSW side

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  S side

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  Viewed from Mt. Tsurumi

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  Collapsed section

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  West Peak

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  East Peak

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  The summit

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Yufu.

• Yufudake - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
• Yufudake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
• Yufu Dake - Geological Survey of Japan
• "Yufu-Tsurumi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.