Yushan (mountain)

Yushan (Jade Mountain)
Chinese	玉山
Postal Map	Mount Morrison
Transcriptions
Hakka
- Romanization	Ngiu̍k-Sân
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Yù Shān
- Wade–Giles	Yü4-shan1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh	Yuh Shan
Min
- Hokkien POJ	Gio̍k-san

	Yushan from the North Peak
Elevation	3,952 m (12,966 ft)
Prominence	3,952 m (12,966 ft); Ranked 27th
Listing	Country high point; Ultra; 100 Peaks of Taiwan
Location
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Location	The border on; Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung/; Alishan, Chiayi County/; Xinyi, Nantou County, Taiwan
Range	Yushan Range
Climbing
First ascent	1898 by German explorer Karl Theodor Stöpel
Easiest route	Maintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months

Yushan (Chinese: 玉山; pinyin: Yù Shān; literally "Jade Mountain"), also called Mount Jade and Mount Yu is a mountain in Taiwan. It is the tallest mountain in Taiwan because it is 3,952 metres (12,966 ft) above sea level. The mountain used to be called Mount Morrison, but it isn't called that anymore.^[1] That name was named after Robert Morrison, who is a missionary. The mountain is usually called Yushan or Mount Jade.

In the winter, the top of Yushan usually has a lot of thick snow. The snow makes the top shine like jade. That is why it is called Mount Jade. Yushan and all the mountains around it are part of the Yushan Range of mountains. The Yushan Range is in Yushan National Park. The area has the largest amount of natural space that has not been developed. It has a lot of forests and many types of animals.

Yushan (mountain) Media

Map of Yu Shan (labeled as NIITAKA-YAMA) and surrounding area (1944)
Map of the region including Yu Shan (labeled as TUNG SHAN (TŌ-ZAN) 東山) (1951)
"Husband and Wife Trees", or "Fuci Trees" (夫妻樹). These are two surviving Chamaecyparis formosensis trees from a 1963 forest fire
Yushan (玉山) Chamomile, Anthemis arvensis blossoms on the peak
Sea of Clouds at Yushan
Sea of clouds
Sea of Clouds on Yushan Trail
Yushan (玉山) during winter season
Yushan (玉山) during winter season
Yushan (玉山) during winter season