Mount Yufu
Volcano on the island of Kyushu, Japan
Mount Yufu
On the border of Yufu and Beppu, Ōita, Japan
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Mount Yufu (Kyushu)
Show map of KyushuMount 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.[1] It is located within Aso Kujū National Park.[2]
Outline
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
Route
The most popular route is from Yufu Tozanguchi Bus Stop of Kamenoi Bus. It takes two and half hours. There are other routes from Yufu City and Higashi Tozanguchi Bus Stop.
Gallery
- The summit
- SSW side
- S side
- Viewed from Mt. Tsurumi
- Collapsed section
- West Peak
- East Peak
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.