Xueshan

Xueshan
Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain as seen from Xueshan E. peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,886 m (12,749 ft)
Prominence	1,932 m (6,339 ft)
Listing	Ultra 100 Peaks of Taiwan
Coordinates	24°23′00″N 121°13′48″E
Geography
Xueshan The location of Xueshan (Shei-Pa National Park)
Location	Heping District, Taichung/ Tai'an, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Parent range	Xueshan Range
Climbing
Easiest route	Maintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months

Xueshan (Snow Mountain)
Chinese	雪山
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xuě Shān Wade–Giles Hsueh3-shan1 Tongyong Pinyin Syuě Shan Southern Min Hokkien POJ Seh-soaⁿ

Xueshan or Hsuehshan (Chinese: 雪山; pinyin: Xuě Shān; lit. 'Snow Mountain') a mountain in Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the second highest mountain in Taiwan and in East Asia, at 3,886 m (12,749 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Shei-Pa National Park and it is visible in good weather from hills near Taiwan's capital Taipei.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was known to Westerners as Mt. Sylvia. In 1923 (see Taiwan under Japanese rule), the mountain gained the name Tsugitakayama (次高山), literally the "Second Highest Mountain", because in the Japanese Empire at that time, only Yushan (also in Taiwan) was higher. They are both ahead of Mt. Fuji in terms of height. It was designated part of the Tsugitaka-Taroko National Park by the Governor-General of Taiwan on 12 December 1937.

Climbing Xueshan

Xueshan is a part of the Shei-Pa National Park and so climbers are required to apply for a park entry permit. This can be done 7–30 days in advance. After that a police mountain entry permit must be applied for. This can be done at the police station in Wuling Farm on the spot.

There are two cabins on the trail. The first, Qika Cabin, is at the 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) mark. The second, 369 Cabin, is at the 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) mark. Both cabins are very basic containing bunker style beds. Hikers must bring their own sleeping and cooking gear.

The peak is at the 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) mark.

Gallery

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  Xueshan Main Peak
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  Shengleng Trail (Holy Ridge Trail)
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  Cirque or Landslide Valley #1
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  Cuei Pond

See also

• 100 Peaks of Taiwan
• List of mountains in Taiwan
• List of Ultras of Tibet, East Asia and neighbouring areas
• Shei-Pa National Park
• Taroko National Park
• Xueshan Range
• Xueshan Tunnel

Bibliography

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