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'''Death Mountain''' is a recurring location in [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]]. Its inhabitants are often [[Goron]]s, but [[Ganon]] has had his lair in Death Mountain also. Sometimes it's just a mountain, but in most games it's an active volcano. The mountains often have similarities throughout the series, and some are considered to be the same. It is located in [[Hyrule]].

[[File:Death_Mountain_Area_OW.png|150px|left]]In the ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|The Adventure of Link]]'', Death Mountain is found in the south-east of [[Western Hyrule]], south of the [[Water Town of Saria]] only after showing [[Bagu]]'s note to [[River Man]]. While not a dungeon in its own right, the horde of [[Daira]], [[Octorok]]s, [[Bago-Bago]] and a complex labyrinth of caves make it as challenging as any of the Palaces. Link's reward for battling his way to the southern end of the area is the [[Hammer]]. If Link breaks the boulder next to the cave where the hammer is discovered and walks into that space, he also finds a [[Magic Container]] hidden in a cave. Close inspection of the far south of the region reveals a scaled-down version of the [[Overworld]] from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.

In this game there are three dungeons that can be found on Death Mountain: [[Turtle Rock (A Link to the Past)|Turtle Rock]] and [[Ganon's Tower]] in the [[Dark World]] and [[Tower of Hera (A Link to the Past)|Tower of Hera]] in the [[Light World]]. Just as in ''The Legend of Zelda'' it's inhabited by Lynels, Tektites and Boulders. Normally Link would need permission from the [[King of Hyrule]] to enter Death Mountain, but since [[Agahnim]] was in charge there wasn't any need for one. The spring that can be found in ''The Legend of Zelda'' doesn't exist in this game, although there is a waterfall and a river that create Lake Hylia.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]'', Death Mountain is a volcanic mountain. It is one of the first three stages of the game where you battle with Gouen to find the Great Fairy.

Death Mountain is above [[Hyrule Castle]], just as in ''Four Swords''. It's the third stage of the game. It consists of three parts: [[Death Mountain Foothills]], [[The Mountain Path]] and the [[Tower of Flames]]. [[Tingle's Tower]] can also be found here.

In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'', Death Mountain is located to the east ([[Nintendo GameCube|GCN]]) of Hyrule. The trail leading up to the Mountain is connected to Kakariko Village. The trail up to Death Mountain will lead to the second dungeon of the game, the [[Goron Mines]]. The volcano itself is not as violent as the Death Mountain seen in ''Ocarina of Time'', however, the volcano does erupt during the early stages of the game. The mountain itself seems to be active in different ways, as there are now lots of small craters that emit a hot steam that can harm Link, there are also other geological features such as [[Death Mountain Hot Spring|Hot Springs]].

Gorons once again mainly inhabit the area however they act very different at the beginning of the game than they acted in past installments. At first, the Gorons are hostile with the [[Hylian]]s if they try to go up the trail. If Link attempts to go up the Gorons will roll viciously at Link knocking him down. Link must acquire the [[Iron Boots]] from [[Mayor Bo]], at which point he will be able to stand his ground against the physically gifted Gorons. Once Link challenges the [[Goron Elder]] [[Gor Coron]] to a sumo match and beats him, he will then earn the respect of the Gorons. Gor Coron will then reveal to Link why the Gorons have been hostile to the Hylian; their leader, [[Darbus]] touched the treasure they have guarded from the command of the [[Golden Goddesses]] and turned into a monster. They locked him up, and did not want the Hylians' help. Gor Corons ask Link if he can help them and save Darbus, and if accepted, Link will begin the Goron Mines. Once he has defeated [[Fyrus]] he will receive the second [[Fused Shadow]], and the mountain will now return to its once calm state.

Later on in the game Link will have to unfreeze the frozen [[Zora's Domain]]. Earlier on when traversing up Death Mountain, Link will witness a large piece of volcanic rock erupting from the mountain. With [[Midna]]'s help, Link can warp this volcanic rock to Zora's Domain and use its hot and hard properties to unfreeze Zora's Domain.