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

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

in the central-southern region of

Taiwan Island 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, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territorie ...

. It spans

Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohs ...

, and

Nantou County Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest 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 fro ...

. It faces 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 ...

on the east, and is separated by the

Qishan River The Qishan River () or Nanzixian River () is a tributary of the Gaoping River in Taiwan. It flows through Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County for 117 km. Bridges * Jiaxian Bridge See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This ...

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 Yushan National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the summit Yushan, the highest peak of the park. 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