| Yushan National Park | |
|---|---|
 Yushan (Mount Jade) is Taiwan's tallest mountain at 3,952m (12,966 ft) | |
 Location of Yushan National Park | |
| Location | Nantou County,  Taiwan |
| Nearest city | Shuili |
| Coordinates | 23°28′12″N 120°57′26.16″E / 23.47000°N 120.9572667°E |
| Area | 103,121 ha (398.15 sq mi) |
| Established | April 10, 1985 |
| Visitors | 1,349,281 (in 2005) |
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] The park contains more than thirty peaks over 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) in elevation, and two-thirds of the area within the park is above 2,000 metres (6,562 ft). The elevation difference in the park is 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), and there are many canyons, cliffs, and valleys.
Because of its remote location and entry control, Yushan National Park is not among the most visited national parks in Taiwan. Even so, the park attracted 1,044,994 visitors in 2015.[3]
- ^ Taiwan's National Park Website. Archived May 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 各國家公園基本資料表 (PDF) (in Chinese). Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C.(Taiwan). June 6, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "各國家公園遊憩據點遊客人數統計表" (PDF). National Parks of Taiwan. Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2016-08-29.[permanent dead link]