Jialishan Range () is a mountain range in northern
Taiwan
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. It is also regarded as the northern part of "Western Thrust Fault Mountains" () by Tomita Yoshirou and Lin Chaoqi.
Although it is named as "Range", some scholars think it only is a piedmont belt. It does not find a mention in the geography textbooks of elementary schools and high schools. The reason is Jialishan Range was cut by several rivers.
The tallest peak of Jialishan Range is Mount Le (), which has a height of 2,618 m.
Location
Jialishan Range faces 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 ...
on the east and
Alishan Range
The Alishan Range () is a mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan. It is separated by the Qishan River from the Yushan Range, the tallest range in Taiwan, to the east of the Alishan Range. The highest peak of the Alishan Range ...
on the south.
Including
* Shen'ao Mountains
* Sandiouling Mountains
* Nangang Range
* Fushishan Range
* Wuzhishan Range
* Dajianshan Range
* Wanli Mountains
* Shanzijiou Block
* Qingshukeng Block
* Daxi Mountains
* Xiongkongshan Range
* Youloushan Range
* Leshan Range
* Shitoushan Mointains
* Baguali Range
* Malabang Range
* Bajioudong Range
* Guandaoshan Range
* Dahu Hills
* Dongshi Hills
* Fengyuan Hills
* Chuyunshan Range
* Dahengpingshan Range
* Nantou Hills
* Jijidashan Range
References
External links
{{Topography of Taiwan
Mountain ranges of Taiwan