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Located on the North Second Section Route (北二段), Mt. Shuan (閂山) is often the first Bai Yue climbed by hikers and is the easiest peak on the route.

Mt. Shuan is ranked #80 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Mt. Zhongxue (中雪山), or “Middle Snow Mountain”, is the last Bai Yue Hikers will climb on the Snow Mountain West Ridge Route (雪山西稜).

Mt. Zhongxue is ranked #79 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Positioned on the South First Section (南一段), it is common to see flying clouds flowing from the sea between Mt. Hainuonan (海諾南山 and Guanshan.

Mt. Hainuonan is ranked #78 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Located only 700m from the trail with a 200m ascent, Mt. Guanshangling (關山嶺山) is the easiest and most accessible of the “3 Star” peaks along the south cross highway.

Mt. Guanshangling is ranked #77 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Much like its sister peak, Mt. Qilai S. Peak (奇萊南峰), Mt. Nanhua (南華山) is one of the easiest and most accessible Bai Yue to access.

Mt. Nanhua is ranked #76 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Located on the Eastern Ridge of Snow Mountain, Snow Mountain East Peak (雪山東峰) is on the main, and most popular trail to Snow Mountain’s Main Peak,

Snow Mountain East Peak is ranked #75 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

The southern-most of Taiwan’s “Three Pointy Mountains, it is said that the peak of Mt. Tafenjian (達芬尖山), at 3,206m, resembles a slanted carving knife.

Mt. Tafenjian is ranked #74 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Mt. Mabishan (馬比杉山) is an interesting peak because although it is technically a part of the 6 or 7-day loop around the North First Section of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range (北一段), it isn’t technically on the route itself, and actually requires an additional day to complete it as an out-and-back loop hike from Nanhu Valley Cabin (南湖圈谷山屋).

Mt. Mabishan is ranked #73 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Located on the South Cross Highway, Mt. Taguan (塔關山) is 3,222m tall and was off limits to hikers for 13 years and is only one large landslide away from becoming inaccessible again.

Mt. Taguan is ranked #72 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.

Reaching the rocky Jade Mountain Front Peak (玉山前山) at 3,233m requires climbing up a boulder field off the main trail heading up to Jade Mountain’s Main peak.

Jade Mountain Front Peak is ranked #71 of Taiwan’s Top 100 Mountains.