Mount Yufu

Mount Yufu
由布岳
Mount Yufu from Yufu City (April 2009)
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
Pronunciation	[juɸudake]
Geography
Location	On the border of Yufu and Beppu, Ōita, Japan
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

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.

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.

Access

• Yufu Tozanguchi Bus Stop
• Higashi Tozanguchi Bus Stop
• Yufuin Station

Gallery

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  Mount Yufu from Mount Tsurumi (04/2009)

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  The top part of Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  Collapsed part of Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  West Peak of Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  East Peak of Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  The top of Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  Kuju Mountains from Mount Yufu (04/2009)

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  Yufu City from Mount Yufu (04/2009)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Yufu.

• Yufudake - Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese)
• Yufudake: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan PDF - Japan Meteorological Agency
• Yufu Dake - Geological Survey of Japan
• Yufu-Tsurumi: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institution