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Jade Mountain
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| Jade Mountain | |
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 Jade Mountain from the North Peak. |
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| Elevation | 3,952 metres (13,114 feet) |
| Location | Taiwan |
| Prominence | 3,952 m |
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| 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.
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Yushan is part of Yushan National Park (玉山國家公園), one of the parks administered by the [[List of national parks of the Republic of China|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]
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]
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 Tainan. He recorded this sighting in his naval log, and the mountain gained the name Mount Morrison in western literature.
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.
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.