Outdoor and Adventure Travel in Taiwan
At 3,698m, Mt. Zhongyangjian (中央尖山) has a reputation in the Taiwanese hiking community as being one of the most dangerous and difficult mountains to climb. While it is true it’s not easy to get to, it’s also one of our favorites.
Mt. Zhongyangjian (中央尖山) is ranked #011 on the Top 100 Mountains in Taiwan.
The North Peak of Snow Mountain (雪山北峰) stands at 3,703m and lies on the north ridge of Snow Mountain’s Main Peak.
Typically, it’s too far out of the way for most hikers to do as part of the normal 2 or 3-day ascent to Snow Mountain’s Main Peak.
Snow Mountain North Peak is ranked #010 on the Top 100 Mountains in Taiwan.
Mt. Dongxiaonan (東小南山) is one of the four “Rear” peaks of Jade Mountain, that is usually bunched in with Yushan South Peak (玉山南峰) and Lushan (鹿山) on the second or third day of the four-day rear peaks route.
Mt. Dongxiaonan is ranked #009 on the Top 100 Mountains in Taiwan.
Ranked at the C level (2nd highest difficulty level), the fifth of the ‘must-do’ mountains, Mt. Xiugulan (秀姑巒山) is on a whole other level. Standing at 3,895m, it’s the highest mountain on the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan, which is often referred to the “Spine” of Taiwan.
Listed as #006 on the Top 100 Mountains in Taiwan.
Yushan South Peak 玉山南峰 reaches 3,852m and is one of the nine peaks of Jade Mountain.
These can roughly be divided into five in the “front” and four in the “rear”.
Getting to the four “rear” peaks is considerably harder and allows for a visit to Yuanfeng Cabin (圓峰山屋), the highest mountain house in Taiwan.
Listed as #005 on the Top 100 Mountains in Taiwan.
Located just a few kilometers past the main peak of Jade Mountain, Yushan East Peak (玉山東峰) is considered by many to be the most thrilling of all the subsidiary peaks of Jade Mountain.
Listed as #003 on the Top 100 Mountains in Taiwan.