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Encyclopedia > Jade Mountain
Jade Mountain

Jade Mountain from the North Peak.
Elevation 3,952 metres (13,114 feet)
Location Taiwan
Prominence 3,952 m
Coordinates 23°28′N, 120°57′E
First ascent 1900 by Japanese anthropologists Torii Ryūzō and Mori Ushinosuke
Easiest route maintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months

The Jade Mountain (Chinese: 玉山; pinyin: Yùshān; Wade-Giles: Yü2shan1; POJ: Gio̍k-san) is the highest peak in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. It is also known as Yushan, Yu Shan, or Yu Mountain . At 3,952 meters (13,114 feet) above sea level, Yushan the highest point on Taiwan and one of the highest mountains in East Asia. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 173 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from en:Wikipedia - Image:52b. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ...

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Yushan National Park

Location of Yushan National Park.
Location of Yushan National Park.

Yushan is part of Yushan National Park (玉山國家公園), one of the parks administered by the ROC Ministry of the Interior. The mountain is a favorite of Taiwanese mountain climbers. Several other mountains are also located in the park, including Siouguluan Mountain, Mabolasih Mountain, Dafenjian Mountain, Sinkang Mountain, and Guan Mountain. [1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The National Park Act of the Republic of China was passed in 1972 to protect the nature, wildlife, and history. ...


The park is also known for its diverse wildlife and ecology. The environment around Yushan itself spans from sub-tropical forests at its base to alpine conditions at its peak. [2]


Alternate names

Yushan Mountain Range, eastern side view.
Yushan Mountain Range, eastern side view.

Jade Mountain was first observed by westerners in 1857. W. Morrison, captain of the American freighter USS Alexander, sighted this mountain while departing from Anping Harbor, in what is now Anping, Tainan. He recorded this sighting in his naval log, and the mountain gained the name Mount Morrison in western literature. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 范凱令 Francisco Carin: Yu shan range as seen from Shin Kang mountain 新康山Summer 2005 Left to right: South Peak, Main Peak, East Peak, North Peak and... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 534 pixels Full resolution (1024 × 683 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 范凱令 Francisco Carin: Yu shan range as seen from Shin Kang mountain 新康山Summer 2005 Left to right: South Peak, Main Peak, East Peak, North Peak and... Anping (安平) is a district of Tainan City. ... Tainan redirects here; for the county of the same name see Tainan County. ...


In 1900, after the annexation of Taiwan by the Japanese, two Japanese anthropologists, Torii Ryūzō and Mori Ushinosuke, became the first people to have been recorded ascending the mountain. They gave the mountain the name Niitakayama (新高山) or Mount Niitaka, literally the "New High Mountain", because it was even higher than Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan. The Japanese colonial period, Japanese rule or the Japanese occupation[1], in the context of Taiwans history, refers to the period between 1895 and 1945 during which Taiwan was a Japanese colony. ... Mount Fuji Mount Fuji , IPA: )   is the highest mountain in Japan. ...


Under its Japanese name, the mountain was used as the secret code to signal the carrier fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy to begin its attack against Pearl Harbor. The code was Niitakayama Nobore ("Climb Mount Niitaka") – MacDonald, Scot (1962). Evolution of Aircraft Carriers — the Japanese Developments. Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, DC. Retrieved on 2006-08-10.  The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍   or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force... Attack on Pearl Harbor Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date December 7, 1941 Place Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Result Japanese victory On the morning of December 7, 1941, planes and midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, carried out a surprise assault on the... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Sources

  1. ^ [Taiwan's National Park Website.]
  2. ^ [Yushan National Park Website.]

See also

Taiwan is known for its mountainous regions and many Taiwanese people take advantage of it by participating in mountain climbing all over the island. ... The National Park Act of the Republic of China was passed in 1972 to protect the nature, wildlife, and history. ...

External links

  • Yushan National Park Official Website
  • Jade Mountain on Google Maps

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TiT Scenery:Jade Mountain (748 words)
Jade Mountain, visible in the distance, is Taiwan's highest peak, and accessible from Tatachia on the New Central Cross-Island Highway.
Jade Mountain, which is part of the Yushan National Park (¥É ¤s °ê®a¤½¶é) is blessed with an amazing array of interesting plant species and it is a natural habitat to many of Taiwan's rarest animals.
On the hike from Jade Mountain to Tungpu, walkers pass the steep cascade at Cloud Dragon Waterfall.
Jade Mountain (819 words)
Jade Mountain is steep and rocky, and rocklails and crumbling cliff faces are often encountered by climbers.
Climbers on Jade Mountain are aided in dealing with the high winds and steep slopes by some 100 meters (328 feet) of chains.
The mountain's height means that it offers a variety of climates that range from subtropical at the lowest levels through a warm and humid belt and then a cold and dainp belt, and finally to acold high altitude, with corresponding changes in trees from wide-leafed deciduous trees to needle-leafed alpine trees.
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