玉山主峰,海拔3952 公尺,名列台湾第一高峰,地跨南投县信义乡、高雄县桃源乡及嘉义县阿里山乡交界。玉山地区是台湾中部与南部的主要河流发源地,山区北边是台湾第一大河浊水溪的上游陈有兰溪与沙里仙溪发源地;山区的南边是高屏溪上游的荖浓溪发源地。玉山山区地表,长久受到强风、强风与冰雪侵蚀造成断崖、大峭壁、白木林、碎石坡等特殊地理景观。丰沛的降雨量孕育翠绿的森林景观,每年5月以后,山坡一片花海,呈现百花争艳的时刻。
到高山不一定要攻顶或征服塔塔加附近的鹿林山 麟趾山 有丰富的美景等着你布满松针叶的步道 走起来柔软舒服 一望无际的草原美景 再抬头仰望蔚蓝的天空 登山除了汗流浃背以外 也可以诗情画意
玉山在台湾登山爱好者的最爱之一。这里也吸引了世界各地的登山迷。玉山地区以多样的生态环境和丰富的野生动物闻名。玉山周围的环境从山底的热带亚热带森林变化到山顶的高山植物。由于台湾湿润的海洋气候,玉山经常被云层覆盖。所以这里山上的变换云海也很著名。由于它出色的位置,山顶也非常适合观看日出日落景观。你可以在这浏览我的全文:http://xmlandmore.blogspot.com/2009/08/jade-mountain-on-finalists-of-new-7.html
We had a really good experience reaching the higher parts of the mountains which are above the level of clouds. The view of seas of clouds, cloud-falls, and within the clouds were quite breathtaking.
We went to the Yushan National Park Headquarters to get some tips and maps to plan ahead our visit. Supposedly there is no visitor center in the park.The staff didn't speak English but by chance there was a park ranger there and she helped us. We got a map and useful info.