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Most climbed route
Highlights
- Yushan, also known as Jade Mountain, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and the 4th highest mountain on an island.
- In the winter, Yushan is often capped with thick snow which makes the entire peak shine like stainless jade, hence its name.
- Yushan and surrounding mountains belong to the Yushan Range, which is part of Yushan National Park, Taiwan's largest, highest and least accessible national park.
- Contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining in Taiwan.
- Has 5 main peaks with the Main Peak being the most popular.
- International hikers often climb Yushan along with Gunung Kinabalu and Mount Fuji for the "Asian Trilogy" peak challenge.
Routes
1 summit • 20.8 km • 1,319 m gain • 7 hr 37 min
Latest summits
"Dayhike-
Left Dongpu Lodge at 1:30am
Reaches the trailhead at 2
Paiyun Lodge 5
Yushan Summit 6:30
Rest 7
East (Dong Shan) summit 8
Yushan summit again 9
Rest 9:30
Paiyun 10:30
Back to TH at 1" — seancasserly • Oct 25, 2018
"The trail from Tataka is in excellent condition, 10.9 km to the summit, but most climbers stay at Paiyun Lodge, 3400m, about 4 hrs. from Tataka. From the lodge to the summit one needs between 90min. and 2 hrs. (usually in the dark). The upper part is steep, but there are chains all the way to the top." — martinlutterjohann • Nov 7, 2017