Yushan

Yushan, also known as Mount Jade, Jade Mountain, or Mount Yu, and known as Mount Niitaka during Japanese occupation, is Taiwan's highest mountain, rising 3,952 meters (12,966 feet) above sea level and giving Taiwan the world's fourth-highest maximum elevation. Outside the Kamchatka Peninsula, it is the highest point in the western Pacific. The Yushan Range includes Yushan and its adjacent mountains. The area was formerly underwater, but due to the migration of the Eurasian Plate over the Philippine Sea Plate, it has risen to its current height.

Yushan National Park has been established to safeguard the mountains. Taiwan's national park is the country's largest, highest, and most inaccessible. It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining on the island.

The mountain is home to lush woods and a wide range of faunas, the majority of which is indigenous or unusual. In the Yushan, there are deciduous, coniferous, and evergreen broadleaf woods, as well as mosses and liverworts at higher elevations. Yushan is a popular destination for mountain climbers and hikers.

Elevation: 3,952 m (12,966 ft)