摺鉢山
[b]Mount Suribachi[/b] (摺鉢山, [i]Suribachiyama[/i]) is a 169-metre (554 ft)-high mountain on the southwest end of [[Iwo Jima]] in the northwest Pacific Ocean under the administration of Ogasawara Subprefecture, [[Tokyo (city)|]] Metropolis, [[Japan]].

The mountain's name derives from its shape, resembling a suribachi or grinding bowl. It is also known as "Mount Pipe" (パイプ山, [i]paipu-yama[/i]), since the volcanic gas and water vapor that rolls in from the summit, alongside the rest of the island, give the appearance of a smoking pipe when viewed from the sea.

Joe Rosenthal's iconic [[World War II]] photograph, [[Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima]], depicting [[united states marine corps|United States Marines]] raising an American flag, was taken at the mountain's peak during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Ammunition ship [i]USS Suribachi[/i] was named after this mountain.

h4.See also
* [[Letters From Iwo Jima]]
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