Xueshan Range | |
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Snow Mountain Range | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,886 m (12,749 ft) |
Naming | |
Native name | 雪山山脈 ( Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | Taiwan |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Mountain range |
Xueshan Range | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 雪山 山脈 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 雪山 山脉 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Snowy Mountain Range | ||||||||
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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 Mount Xue/Sekuwan, which has a height of 3,886 m (12,749 ft). Shei-Pa National Park is located around the peaks of Xueshan and Dabajianshan.
The current name derives from the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name of the range's highest peak, Xueshan. The same name is sometimes written Hsüeh-shan or calqued as the Snow or Snowy Mountain Range. Under the Qing, the range was also known variously as the Middle, Western, Dodds, [1] or Mt Sylvia Range. [2]
There are 54 peaks taller than 3,000 m (9,843 ft) among the Xueshan Range, 19 of which are numbered among the 100 Peaks of Taiwan:
Xueshan Range | |
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Snow Mountain Range | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,886 m (12,749 ft) |
Naming | |
Native name | 雪山山脈 ( Chinese) |
Geography | |
Location | Taiwan |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Mountain range |
Xueshan Range | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 雪山 山脈 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 雪山 山脉 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Snowy Mountain Range | ||||||||
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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 Mount Xue/Sekuwan, which has a height of 3,886 m (12,749 ft). Shei-Pa National Park is located around the peaks of Xueshan and Dabajianshan.
The current name derives from the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name of the range's highest peak, Xueshan. The same name is sometimes written Hsüeh-shan or calqued as the Snow or Snowy Mountain Range. Under the Qing, the range was also known variously as the Middle, Western, Dodds, [1] or Mt Sylvia Range. [2]
There are 54 peaks taller than 3,000 m (9,843 ft) among the Xueshan Range, 19 of which are numbered among the 100 Peaks of Taiwan: