Jade Mountain
| Mount Jade | |
|---|---|
| Elevation: | 3,952 metres (12,962 feet) |
| Latitude: | 23° 58′ N |
| Longitude: | 120° 57′ E |
| Location: | Taiwan |
| Type: | ? |
| First ascent: | 1900 by Japanese anthropologists Torii Ryūzō (鳥居龍藏) and 森丑之助 |
| Easiest route: | maintained trail, snow/ice climb in some winter |
Jade Mountain or Yushan (玉山) is situated in the Yushan National Park (玉山國家公園) in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Yu Shan is also one of East Asia's highest peaks at 3,952 meters (12,962 feet) in height above sea level and the highest point on Taiwan.
Jade Mountain was first called 'Mount Morrison', when W.Morrison, the captain of American freighter USS Alexander, mentioned this mountain in his naval log after the ship's departure from Anping harbor (the old harbor of nowaday Tainan) in 1857. This became the first literature note of Jade Mountain in western history, hence the name 'Mount Morrison'.
The Japanese called the mountain Niitakayama and during World War II, it was the highest point in the Japanese Empire. The signal to the Japanese fleet to attack Pearl Harbor was "Climb Mount Niitaka 1208".
See also
External link
- Yushan National Park (http://www.ysnp.gov.tw)
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