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List of mountains in Taiwan

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

There are 268 mountain peaks over 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

List of high mountains

Over 3,000 m

Notes:

  • The rank and locations is that 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

Note:

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

Other mountains

Volcanoes

Over 1,000 m

Mountain areas

Volcano areas (groups)

Notes

See also

References

External links