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Mount Kyō

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Mount Kyō

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Mount Kyō (Kyōga-take), located in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan, is the highest mountain in Saga Prefecture, with a summit elevation of 1,075.7 m (3, 529 ft 2 in). It is a volcano and the highest mountain of the Tara volcanic mountain range. The highlands around Mount Kyō and Mount Tara have been designated as a prefectural park, the Mount Tara Natural Park.

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