List of mountains in Taiwan
Taiwan has a lot of mountains, and mountain climbing is a favorite activity of the and many Taiwanese people. A list of One Hundred Mountains Ranking (Chinese: 百岳排行) was created in 1971, which listed the best mountains for climbing on the island. Climbing all one hundred mountains is the greatest challenge for Taiwanese climbers.
High peaks
- Jade Mountain (Yushan, Yu Shan, Mt. Yu, Niitakayama, Mount Niitaka, Mt. Morrison) 玉山:
- Main Peak 主峰 3,952 m
- Eastern Peak 東峰 3,940 m
- Northern Peak 北峰 3,920 m
- Southern Peak 南峰 3,900 m
- Snow Mountain 雪山 3,886 m (Hsuehshan)
- Siouguluan Mountain 秀姑巒山 3,860 m
- Wulameng Mountain 烏拉孟山 3,805 m
- Nanhu Mountain 南湖大山 3,740 m
- Central Range Point 中央尖山 3,703 m
- Mount Guan 關山 3,666 m
- Dongjyun Mountain 東郡大山 3,619 m
- Cilai Mountain 奇萊山:
- Northern Peak 北峰 3,605 m
- Main Peak 主峰 3,559 m
- Siangyang Mountain 向陽山 3,603 m
- Dajian Mountain 大劍山 3,593 m
- Cloud Peak 雲峰 3,562 m (Yunfeng)
- Dasyue Mountain 大雪山 3,529 m
- Tao Mountain 桃山 3,525 m
- Pintien Mountain 品田山 3,524 m
- Dabajian Mountain 大霸尖山 3,505 m
- Wuming Mountain 無明山 3,449 m
- Hehuan Mountain 合歡山 3,416 m (Hehuanshan)
- Nenggao Mountain 能高山:
- Southern Peak 南峰 3,349 m
- Main Peak 主峰 3,261 m
- Jhuoshe Mountain 卓社大山 3,343 m
- Baigu Mountain 白姑大山 3,341 m
- Sinkang Mountain 新康山 3,335 m
- Taroko Mountain 太魯閣大山 3,282 m
- Dan Mountain 丹大山 3,240 m
Other mountains
- Yangmingshan 陽明山 (Mt. Yangming, a mountain area in north Taiwan)
- Seven Star Mountain 1,120 m (Taiwan's tallest extinct volcano)
- Taipingshan 太平山 1950 m (Mt. Taiping)
List Of Mountains In Taiwan Media
Taiwan is a mountainous island. The highest mountain is Jade Mountain, seen here from the north peak. The main peak reaches the height of 3,952 metres (12,966 ft), that is, nearly 4 km (2.5 mi) high.
Other websites
- Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China. Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- The Department of National Parks. Archived 2007-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- List of the one hundred mountains (Chinese Wikipedia)