The Yushan Range, formerly the and also known as the JadeMountain Range, is a

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in the central-southern region of

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. It spans

Chiayi County Chiayi is a County (Taiwan), county in Taiwan. Located in Regions of Taiwan, southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City, it is the sixth largest county in the island of Taiwan. Its major tourist destination is Alishan Natio ...

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of ...

, and

Nantou County Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...

. It faces the

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on the east, and is separated by the Qishan River from the Alishan Range which is on the west of the Yushan Range. The Yushan Range is one of the five major ranges on Taiwan. The Yushan Range is shaped somewhat like a

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, with a relatively short east to west ridge and a relatively long north to south ridge. Mighty Yushan, towering above sea level, stands at the point where these two ridges meet. Yushan National Park is located around some parts of the Yushan Range.

List of peaks

There are 22 peaks taller than among the Yushan Range, including 12 of the "top 100 peaks of Taiwan" (台灣百岳): * Yushan Main Peak (玉山主峰), * Yushan Eastern Peak (玉山東峰), * Yushan Northern Peak (玉山北峰), * Yushan Southern Peak (玉山南峰), * Dongxiaonanshan (東小南山), * Yushan Western Peak (玉山西峰), * Nanyushan (南玉山), * Badongguanshan (八通關山), * Jundashan (郡大山), * Yushan Forward Peak (玉山前峰), * Xiluandashan (西巒大山), * Lushan (鹿山),

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* Mountain ranges of Taiwan Landforms of Chiayi County Landforms of Kaohsiung Landforms of Nantou County {{Taiwan-geo-stub

List of peaks

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