Yushan Range

Yushan Range
Yushan Range
Traditional Chinese玉山山脈
Simplified Chinese玉山山脉
Literal meaningJade Mountain Mountain Range
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYùshān Shānmài
Yùshān Shānmò
Wade–GilesYü-shan Shan-mai
Yü-shan Shan-mo
A satellite photo of the Yushan Range

The Yushan Range, formerly the Niitaka Range[1] and also known as the Jade Mountain Range, is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan Island. It spans Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, and Nantou County. It faces the Central Mountain Range on the east, and is separated by the Qishan River from the Alishan Range which is on the west of the Yushan Range. The Yushan Range is one of the five major ranges on Taiwan.[2]

The Yushan Range is shaped somewhat like a crucifix,[dubiousdiscuss] 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.

  1. ^ Braithwaite (1907), p. 106.
  2. ^ Affairs, Ministry of Foreign (July 26, 2021). "Taiwan.gov.tw". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.