100 Peaks of Taiwan


The Baiyue is a list of one hundred mountain peaks in Taiwan. They were chosen by a group of prominent Taiwanese hikers from mountain peaks known at the time to be over 3,000 meters in height. The selection criteria included uniqueness, danger, height, beauty and prominence. Preference was also given to peaks already named and those with triangulation points. As such, "Top" does not refer strictly to the highest peaks by elevation, but rather peaks most worth hiking. The list was intended to promote enthusiasm for high-altitude hiking in Taiwan. In the resulting list of one hundred peaks, 69 peaks were in the Central Mountain Range, the largest of Taiwan's five principal mountain ranges, while 19 were in the Xueshan Range, and 12 were in the Yushan Range. The Alishan Range and Coastal Mountain Range, being below 3,000m, have no peaks in the list of Baiyue.

History

Taiwan has one of the highest densities of tall mountains in the world. To promote mountain hiking, the Taiwan Alpine Association began developing a list of top 100 peaks for Taiwan. Wen-An Lin, after a 1971 crossing of the Central Mountain Range, set about drawing up the list. Significant contributions in sourcing photos and materials were made by the following: Ruan Rongzhu, Winston Shieh, Yang Zhang Bilian, and the Chinese Mountain Association. After extensive consultation with Ching-Chang Tsai, Tian-Cheng Hsing, Tung-San Ting and other prominent hikers of the day, the list of Baiyue was finalized.
Upon completion of the list, hiking the Baiyue immediately became one of the primary goals of avid hikers in Taiwan. Finishing the Baiyue is no easy task, however. For aspiring Baiyue hikers, the Five Greats, Three Spires, and One Ogre, whose unique beauty best represents the grandeur of Taiwan's high mountains, became a popular starting point. Other popular sets of peaks include the Harsh Ten and Four Beauties. Many begin with the more easily accessible peaks in the Hehuanshan area.
There are actually over 260 mountain peaks over 3,000 meters in Taiwan, many of which were not listed in the Baiyue, but nonetheless impressive. Therefore, some criticism remains over the inclusion of certain mountain peaks on the list, and the exclusion of others, such as Chushan in the Dongjunshan Chain, and Mutelebushan near Xueshan's North Peak. Some have argued that these peaks should be in the Baiyue, while peaks such as Jupenshan, Lushan, Nanhubeishan, Shenmazhenshan, Jianshan, and Bulakesangshan, should be taken off the list. Also, when resurveying was carried out long after the Baiyue list was completed, it was found that Liushunshan and Lushan were under 3,000m. However, as the Baiyue already enjoyed such widespread acceptance, they were not removed from the list and remain there to this day.

100 Minor Peaks of Taiwan

Later, a separate list of 100 smaller peaks lower in altitude and closer to urban areas was published by the Executive Yuan Sports Affairs Council in 2003, suitable for people of all physical abilities, to encourage more people to connect with nature.

Complete listing of ''Baiyue''

The following is a complete listing of the 100 Taiwanese mountain peaks commonly known as the Baiyue:
#
Mountain Peak

Elevation
LocationNational parkListingPicture
1Yushan 3952 m
12966 ft		ANantou County, Kaohsiung City, Chiayi CountyYushanFive Greats #1
Three Highs #1
2Xueshan 3886 m
12749 ft		AMiaoli County, Taichung CityShei-PaFive Greats #2
Three Highs #2
3Yushan East Peak 3869 m
12694 ft		C+Nantou County, Kaohsiung CityYushanHarsh Ten #1
4Yushan North Peak 3858 m
12657 ft		BNantou CountyYushanEight Beauties #1
5Yushan South Peak 3844 m
12612 ft		C+Kaohsiung CityYushanHarsh Ten #2
6Xiuguluanshan 3825 m
12549 ft		BHualien County, Nantou CountyYushanFive Greats #3
7Mabolasishan 3785 m
12418 ft		C+Hualien County, Nantou CountyYushanHarsh Ten #3
8Nanhudashan 3742 m
12277 ft		BTaichung CityTarokoFive Greats #4
9Dongxiaonanshan 3711 m
12175 ft		CKaohsiung CityYushanFlat Nine #1
10Central Range Point 3705 m
12156 ft		C+Taichung City, Hualien CountyTarokoThree Spires #1
11Xueshan North Peak 3703 m
12149 ft		C+Miaoli County, Taichung CityShei-PaGentle Ten #2
12Guanshan 3668 m
12034 ft		CTaitung County, Kaohsiung CityYushanHarsh Ten #4
13Dashuikushan 3642 m
11949 ft		BHualien County, Nantou CountyYushanGentle Ten #1
14Nanhushan East Peak 3632 m
11916 ft		BTaichung City, Hualien County, Yilan CountyTarokoRocky Ten #1
15Dongjundashan 3619 m
11873 ft		C+Nantou CountyMajestic Ten #1
16Qilaishan North Peak 3607 m
11834 ft		BHualien CountyTarokoHarsh Ten #5
One Ogre
17Xiangyangshan 3603 m
11821 ft		AKaohsiung City, Taitung CountyYushanEight Beauties #2
18Dajianshan3594 m
11791 ft		BTaichung CityShei-PaHarsh Ten #6
19Yunfeng 3564 m
11693 ft		CKaohsiung CityYushanLofty Nine #1
20Qilaishan 3560 m
11680 ft		BHualien County, Nantou CountyTarokoLofty Nine #2
21Malijiananshan 3546 m
11634 ft		C+Nantou County, Hualien CountyYushanRocky Ten #2
22Nanhubeishan 3536 m
11601 ft		BYilan County, Taichung CityTarokoMajestic Ten #2
23Daxueshan 3530 m
11581 ft		CMiaoli County, Taichung CityShei-PaMajestic Ten #3
24Pintianshan3524 m
11562 ft		BHsinchu County, Taichung CityShei-PaHarsh Ten #7
Four Beauties #1
25Yushan West Peak 3518 m
11542 ft		AChiayi County, Nantou CountyYushanVerdant Ten #4
26Touyingshan 3510 m
11516 ft		CTaichung City, Miaoli CountyShei-PaLofty Nine #3
27Sanchashan 3496 m
11470 ft		AHualien County, Taitung County, Kaohsiung CityYushanMajestic Ten #3
28Dabajianshan 3492 m
11457 ft		AHsinchu County, Miaoli CountyShei-PaThree Spires #2
29Nanhushan South Peak 3475 m
11401 ft		CTaichung City, Hualien CountyTarokoRocky Ten #5
30Dongluandashan 3468 m
11378 ft		C+Nantou CountyEight Beauties #3
31Wumingshan 3451 m
11322 ft		C+Taichung City, Hualien CountyTarokoHarsh Ten #8
32Babashan 3449 m
11316 ft		CTaichung City, Hualien CountyTarokoLittle Eight #1
33Maxishan 3443 m
11296 ft		C+Hualien CountyYushanMajestic Ten #5
34Hehuanshan North Peak 3422 m
11227 ft		ANantou County, Hualien CountyTarokoMajestic Ten #6
35Hehuanshan East Peak 3421 m
11224 ft		ANantou County, Hualien CountyTarokoLofty Nine #4
36Xiaobajianshan 3418 m
11214 ft		BMiaoli CountyShei-PaCraggy Eight #2
37Hehuanshan Main Peak 3417 m
11211 ft		ANantou CountyTarokoGentle Ten #3
38South Yushan 3383 m
11099 ft		CKaohsiung CityYushanGentle Ten #4
39Bilushan 3371 m
11060 ft		AHualien County, Nantou CountyTarokoNarrow Eight #3
40Zhuoshedashan 3369 m
11053 ft		CNantou CountyLofty Nine #5
41Qilaishan South Peak 3358 m
11017 ft		ANantou CountyMajestic Ten #7
42Nanshuangtoushan 3356 m
11010 ft		CHualien County, Kaohsiung CityYushanLofty Nine #6
43Nenggaoshan South Peak 3349 m
10988 ft		CNantou County, Hualien CountyHarsh Ten #9
44Zhijiayangdashan 3345 m
10974 ft		ATaichung CityShei-PaEight Beauties #4
45Baigudashan 3342 m
10965 ft		BNantou County, Taichung CityVerdant Ten #7
46Batongguanshan 3335 m
10942 ft		ANantou CountyYushanCraggy Eight #3
47Xinkangshan 3331 m
10928 ft		CHualien CountyYushanHarsh Ten #10
48Dandashan 3325 m
10909 ft		CNantou County, Hualien CountyNine Walls #3
49Taoshan 3325 m
10909 ft		AHsinchu County, Taichung CityShei-PaEight Beauties #5
Four Beauties #2
50Jiayangshan 3314 m
10873 ft		BTaichung CityShei-PaCraggy Eight #4
51Huoshishan 3310 m
10860 ft		CMiaoli County, Taichung CityShei-PaCraggy Eight #5
52Chiyoushan 3303 m
10837 ft		AHsinchu County, Taichung CityShei-PaSimple Six #1
Four Beauties #3
53Yizeshan 3297 m
10817 ft		AMiaoli County, Hsinchu CountyShei-PaSimple Six #2
54Beinanzhushan 3295 m
10810 ft		CKaohsiung City, Taitung CountyMajestic Ten #8
55Ganzhuowanshan 3284 m
10774 ft		CNantou CountyNarrow Eight #4
56Taroko Mountain 3283 m
10771 ft		C+Hualien CountyTarokoMajestic Ten #9
57Lulushan 3279 m
10758 ft		CKaohsiung CityYushanCraggy Eight #7
58Kaxipananshan 3276 m
10748 ft		C+Hualien CountyYushanRemote Nine #4
59Neilingershan 3275 m
10745 ft		CHualien CountyMajestic Ten #10
60Lingmingshan 3272 m
10735 ft		BTaichung City, Hualien CountyTarokoEight Beauties #6
61Jundashan 3265 m
10712 ft		ANantou CountyYushanEight Beauties #7
62Nenggaoshan 3262 m
10702 ft		CNantou County, Hualien CountyLofty Nine #7
Three Highs #3
63Wandongshan West Peak 3258 m
10689 ft		CNantou CountyRemote Nine #5
64Jianshan 3253 m
10673 ft		CTaichung CityShei-PaNine Walls #5
65Pingfengshan 3250 m
10663 ft		BHualien CountyTarokoNine Walls #6
66Xiaoguanshan 3249 m
10659 ft		CKaohsiung City, Taitung CountyLofty Nine #8
67Yixiqingmazhishan 3245 m
10646 ft		C+Hualien County, Nantou CountySteep Seven #4
68Mushan 3241 m
10633 ft		CNantou CountySimple Six #5
69Yushan Front Peak 3239 m
10627 ft		AChiayi County, Nantou CountyYushanSimple Six #5
70Shimenshan 3237 m
10620 ft		AHualien County, Nantou CountyTarokoLittle Eight #2
71Wushuangshan 3231 m
10600 ft		C+Nantou CountyNine Walls #7
72Taguanshan 3222 m
10571 ft		ATaitung County, Kaohsiung CityYushanSteep Seven #5
73Mabishanshan 3211 m
10535 ft		CYilan County, Hualien CountyTarokoFlat Nine #7
74Dafenjianshan 3208 m
10525 ft		CNantou County, Kaohsiung City, Hualien CountyYushanThree Spires #3
75Xueshan East Peak 3201 m
10502 ft		ATaichung CityShei-PaLittle Eight #3
76Nanhuashan 3184 m
10446 ft		ANantou County, Hualien CountyNarrow Eight #6
77Guanshanlingshan 3176 m
10420 ft		ATaitung County, Kaohsiung CityYushanNarrow Eight #7
78Hainuonanshan 3174 m
10413 ft		CTaitung County, Kaohsiung CityGentle Ten #6
79Zhongxueshan 3173 m
10410 ft		AMiaoli CountyShei-PaVerdant Ten #8
80Shuanshan 3168 m
10394 ft		ATaichung CityTarokoEight Beauties #8
81Ganshufeng 3158 m
10361 ft		C+Hualien County, Taichung CityTarokoLittle Eight #6
82Hehuanshan West Peak 3145 m
10318 ft		ANantou CountyTarokoVerdant Ten #9
83Shenmazhenshan 3141 m
10305 ft		AYilan County, Taichung CityTarokoContiguous Six #1
84Kalayeshan 3133 m
10279 ft		AHsinchu County, Yilan CountyShei-PaContiguous Six #2
Four Beauties #4
85Kuhanuoxinshan 3115 m
10220 ft		AKaohsiung CityYushanRemote Nine #8
86Jialishan 3112 m
10210 ft		AMiaoli CountyShei-PaContiguous Six #3
87Baishishan 3110 m
10203 ft		CNantou County, Hualien CountySteep Seven #6
88Panshishan 3106 m
10190 ft		CHualien CountyTarokoRemote Nine #9
89Patuolushan 3101 m
10174 ft		CHualien CountyTarokoGentle Ten #8
90Beidawushan 3092 m
10144 ft		APingtung County, Taitung CountyFive Greats #5
91Xiluandashan 3081 m
10108 ft		ANantou CountySteep Seven #7
92Tafenshan 3070 m
10072 ft		CHualien County, Kaohsiung CityYushanCraggy Eight #8
93Liwuzhushan 3069 m
10069 ft		CHualien CountyTarokoRocky Ten #9
94Andongjunshan 3068 m
10066 ft		CHualien County, Nantou CountyGentle Ten #9
95Guangtoushan 3060 m
10039 ft		CNantou County, Hualien CountyFlat Nine #8
96Yangtoushan 3035 m
9957 ft		AHualien CountyTarokoNarrow Eight #8
97Bulakesangshan 3026 m
9928 ft		CTaitung County, Hualien CountyNine Walls #9
98Jupenshan 3022 m
9915 ft		C+Nantou CountyYushanContiguous Six #4
99Liushunshan 2999 m
9839 ft		BNantou County, Hualien CountyFlat Nine #9
100Lushan 2981 m
9780 ft		CKaohsiung CityYushanContiguous Six #6