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List of mountains in Taiwan

List of mountains in Taiwan

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The island of Taiwan has the largest number and density of high mountains in the world.[citation needed] This article summarizes the list of mountains that is under the Republic of China's territorial jurisdiction.

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.

There are 268 mountain peaks over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) above sea level on the island, with Yushan (Jade Mountain – in Chinese) being the tallest mountain in both Taiwan and East Asia. Mountaineering is one of the most popular activities for many Taiwanese. A list of 100 Peaks of Taiwan was created in 1971, which lists the selected one hundred mountain peaks over 3,000 m for mountaineering on the island. Climbing all of the one hundred mountain peaks listed is considered a great challenge for Taiwanese climbers.

Mountain ranges

There are five mountain ranges in the main island of Taiwan

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List of high mountains

Over 3,000 m

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Notes:

  • The rank and locations is the one of the highest peak of each mountain.
  • In total, there are 165 mountains over 3,000 m above sea level, with a total of 275 peaks.
  • Of these 165 mountains, 116 (70%) are located in the Central Mountain Range, 41 (25%) in the Xueshan Range and 8 (5%) in the Yushan Range.
  • Both the Alishan Range and the Hai'an Range (With Data Mountain and Xingang Mountain as the highest mountains respectively) don't feature peaks exceeding 3,000 m above sea level, therefore they are not listed.

Over 2,900 m

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Note:

  • The " – " means the mountain was already listed in the last list above.

Other mountains

Volcanoes

Over 1,000 m

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Mountain areas

Volcano areas (groups)


Notes

  1. Davidson 1903, p. xxiii.
  2. Davidson 1903, p. Index p.9.

See also

References

  • Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present. London and New York: Macmillan. OCLC 1887893. OL 6931635M.
  • List of mountains over 3,000 m in Taiwan

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