Monday, October 3, 2011

Some beautiful mountain for hiking!

Top 10 Highest Mountain in Taiwan

1. Yushan: Literally “Jade Mountain’; it can also be referred to as Mount Yu in Taiwan is the highest mountain in east Asia and the fourth highest mountation on an island. In the past, Yushan was known among English-speaking expats and missionaries as Mt. Morrison, thought to have been named in honor of the 19th century missionary Robert Morrison. Today, the mountain is refered to Yushan or Jade Mountain.

      Height:3,952m(12,966ft) 
      Yushan is one of the favorites among Taiwanes mountain climbers. International peak baggers often combine a trip to Yushan along with trips to Gunung Kinabalu and Fuji to form an “Asian Trilogy” hiking experience.


2.   Xueshan or Hsuehshan or Snow Mountain is the second highest in Taiwan. At 3,886m (12,749ft) above sea level. It is located in the Shei-Pa National Park and it is visible in good weather from Taiwan’s capital-Taipei-nearby hills.


3.   The Siouguluan Mountain: This is a mountain in Taiwan in Yushan National Park with an elevation of 3,860m. It is located in Hualien county by the Siouguluan River which has many tributaries such as Fuyuan River, Fengping River and Lekuleku River, all nearby the river basin.


4. Mabolasih mountain        3,765m
5. Nanhu Mountain               3,742m
6. Kailantekun Mountain      3,730
7. Dongsiaonan Mountain   3,711m
8. Central Range Point        3,705m
9. Guan Mountain                 3,668m
10. Matelan Mountains         3,660m


Now its your turn.......Chose which you wana go

8 comments:

  1. your blog is really great! thank you for sharing information. Next month I will visit Taiwan for 5 months and I love hiking. i want to climb 100 mountains over 3000m altitude.

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  2. Thanks David for your comments! I am also foreigner in Taiwan. I passed last 5 years in Taiwan, whatever I got experience, wana to help other foreigners.Welcome to Taiwan. And good luck for your hiking.

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  3. I need taipei and tainan and some other cities location map in English.could you tell me please where can I get these types of map.

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  4. i am zealous to visit these mountain.

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  5. i am zealous to visit these mountain.

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