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Yushan National Park (Chinese: 玉山國家公園; pinyin: Yù Shān Gúojiā Gōngyuán) is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the summit Yushan, the highest peak of the park. [1] The park covers a total area of 103,121 hectares that includes large sections of the Central Mountain Range. [2]
Niitakayama. Yu Shan or Yushan, also known as Mount Jade, Jade Mountain, Tongku Saveq or Mount Niitaka during Japanese rule, is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m (12,966 ft) [1][2] above sea level, giving Taiwan the 4th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of ...
玉山國家公園. April 6, 1985. 1,031.21 km 2 (254,817.5 acres) The largest national park in Taiwan, located on the central part of the island. It is named after Mount Jade (Yushan literally means "Jade Mountain") which is the highest peak in East Asia at 3,952 metres. Yangmingshan National Park. 陽明山國家公園. September 16, 1985.
Yushan North Peak ( Chinese: 玉山北峰; pinyin: Yùshān běifēng) is a mountain of the Yushan Range located in the Yushan National Park. With a height of 3,858 m (12,657 ft), it is the 4th tallest mountain in Taiwan and the 3rd tallest in the Yushan Range. At the peak is the Yushan Weather Station, the highest weather station and building ...
Yushan East Peak (Chinese: 玉山東峰; Pinyin: Yùshān Dōngfēng) is a mountain of the Yushan Range located in the Yushan National Park. With a height of 3,869 m (12,694 ft), [1] it is the 3rd tallest mountain in Taiwan and the 2nd tallest in the Yushan Range.
Paiyun Lodge is an accommodation mountain lodge in Taiwan 's Yushan National Park, with an altitude of 3,402 metres (11,161 ft) and located 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) below the west slope of the main peak of Yushan (Mt. Jade). [ 3 ][ 4 ] This is the most famous and popular mountain lodge in Taiwan. Hikers come here to rest and stay before climbing ...
The area became a National Geopark in 2005, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. [2] [3] It is a famous tourist destination as well as a refuge for animals and plants. The national park contains more than 2,300 species of plants and 400 species of vertebrates. [4] The total area of Mount Sanqing is 229 km².
The Yushan Range is shaped somewhat like a crucifix, [dubious – discuss] with a relatively short east to west ridge and a relatively long north to south ridge. Mighty Yushan, towering 3,952 m (12,966 ft) above sea level, stands at the point where these two ridges meet. Yushan National Park is located around some parts of the Yushan Range.