The

island of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, News media, press and Western literature, literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of ...

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 Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

territorial jurisdiction A jurisdiction is an area with a set of laws under the control of a system of courts or government entity which are different from neighbouring areas. Each state in a federation such as Australia, Germany and the United States forms a separate ...

. There are 268 mountain peaks over

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on the island, with Yushan (Jade Mountain – in Chinese) being the tallest mountain in both Taiwan and East Asia.

Mountaineering Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, a ...

is one of the most popular activities for many

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

. A list of

100 Peaks of Taiwan The Baiyue (Mandarin: 臺灣百岳; Pīnyīn: Táiwān bǎiyuè) is a list of one hundred mountain peaks in Taiwan. They were chosen by a group of prominent Taiwanese hikers from mountain peaks known at the time to be over 3,000 meters in height. ...

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 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 The Central Mountain Range is the principal mountain range on the island of Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south. Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not very convenient. The tallest peak of th ...

, 41 (25%) in the

Xueshan Range The Xueshan Range is a mountain range in northern Taiwan. It faces the Chungyang Range on the southeast. The tallest peak of Xueshan Range is Xueshan ("Snowy Mountain"), which has a height of . Shei-Pa National Park is located around the peak ...

and 8 (5%) in the

Yushan Range The Yushan Range, formerly the and also known as the JadeMountain Range, is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan Island. It spans Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, and Nantou County. It faces the Central Mountain Range on the ...

. *Both the Alishan Range and the

Hai'an Range The Coastal Mountain Range, also known as the Hai'an Range (), is a mountain range situated on the eastern coast of the island of Taiwan, and spans the border between Hualien and Taitung Counties. The Coastal Mountain Range is the northern port ...

(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

* Data Mountain 大塔山: , the highest mountain of Alishan Range, in Alishan,

Chiayi Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name i ...

. *

Taiping Mountain Taiping Mountain or Taipingshan () is a mountain in Datong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. It is one of Taiwan's three major forest recreation areas. At 1,950 meters (6,397 feet) above sea level, Taiping Mountain has nurtured an environment ri ...

太平山: , a famous mountain in

Datong Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province in the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 cens ...

Yilan Yilan may refer to: China * Yilan County, Heilongjiang (依兰县), county of central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China * Yilan Town, Heilongjiang (依兰镇), seat of Yilan County * Yilan, Jilin (依兰镇), town in Yanji Taiwan ...

. * Xingang Mountain 新港山: , the highest mountain of

, in Fuli, Hualien.

Volcanoes

Over 1,000 m

Mountain areas

Alishan National Scenic Area The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and nature reserve located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Geography Alishan is in area. Notable characteristics include mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, hi ...

: a famous mountain area in Alishan,

and nearby townships. *

Yangmingshan National Park Yangmingshan National Park is one of the List of national parks in Taiwan, nine national parks in Taiwan, located in both Taipei and New Taipei City. The districts that are partially in the park include Taipei's Beitou District, Beitou and Sh ...

: a famous mountain and volcano area in

Beitou Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word ''Kipatauw'', meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and ...

and Shilin,

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and nearby districts of

New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

Volcano areas (groups)

* Datun Volcano Area (Tatun Volcano Area): a

volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...

area in Yangmingshan National Park, Beitou and Shilin, Taipei City and nearby districts of New Taipei City. * Keelung Volcano Area (Chilung or Jilong Volcano Area): a volcano area in

Ruifang Ruifang District () is a suburban district in eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. History During Japanese rule, Ruifang was called , and was administered as part of of Taihoku Prefecture. Mining was an important industry in Ruifang (then kno ...

and Shuangxi, New Taipei City, near

Keelung City Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

. * Penghu Volcano Area 澎湖火山區: a volcano area in

Penghu The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...

Notes

References

* *List of mountains over 3,000 m in Taiwan
Republic of China Alpine Association – List of high mountains of Taiwan
(中華民國山岳協會 – 台灣高山明細表)
Kaohsiung Peak Mountaineering Association – List of mountains over 3,000 m in Taiwan
(高雄市百岳登山協會 – 台灣3,000公尺以上高山名列表)

(台大登山社 – 台灣3,000公尺高峰一覽表)
Zengbinghuan – List of high mountains of Taiwan
(曾炳煥 – 台灣高山列表)

External links

Republic of China Alpine Association – List of One Hundred Mountains of Taiwan by height
(中華民國山岳協會 – 台灣百岳高度順序表)
Kaohsiung Peak Mountaineering Association – List of One Hundred Mountains of Taiwan
(高雄市百岳登山協會 – 台灣百岳名列表)

(懷恩 – 台灣百岳列表)
Logic Metrics Com. – Map of One Hundred Mountains and Ranking
(拉駒克科技公司 – 台灣百岳地圖與列表) {{Authority control

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