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(Redirected from Hsuehshan) Mountain in Taichung, Taiwan This is about the shorter mountain currently known as Xueshan. For the taller mountain on Taiwan formerly known as Xueshan, see Yushan (mountain). "Mount Sylvia" redirects here. For the place in Australia, see Mount Sylvia, Queensland.
雪山
Snow Mountain
The summit as seen from the east peak
Highest point
Elevation3,886 m (12,749 ft)
Prominence1,932 m (6,339 ft)
ListingUltra
100 Peaks of Taiwan
Coordinates24°23′00″N 121°13′48″E / 24.38333°N 121.23000°E / 24.38333; 121.23000
Geography
雪山 is located in Taiwan雪山雪山The location of Xueshan
(Shei-Pa National Park)
LocationHeping District, Taichung/
Tai'an, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Parent rangeXueshan Range
Climbing
Easiest routeMaintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months
Xueshan
Chinese雪山
Literal meaningSnowy Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXuěshān
Wade–GilesHsüeh-shan
Tongyong PinyinSyuěshan
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSeh-soaⁿ
Former names
Chinese三叉山
Literal meaning3-Prong Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSānchàshān
Wade–GilesSan-ch‘a-shan
Tsugitakayama
Chinese name
Chinese次高山
Literal meaningNext-Highest Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCìgāoshān
Japanese name
Kanji次高山
Transcriptions
RomanizationTsugitakayama

Xueshan or Sekuwan (in Atayal, formerly known as Mount Sylvia among others) is a mountain in the Heping District of Taichung, Taiwan. It is the 2nd-highest mountain in Taiwan and in East Asia, at 3,886 m (12,749 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Shei-Pa National Park and is visible in good weather from hills near Taiwan's capital Taipei.

Names

Xuěshān is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name 雪山, meaning "Snowy Mountain", it is romanized as Hsüehshan using the previous Wade-Giles system. Japanese historian Taira Shidehara suggests that 雪 is short from 雪高翁, transliteration of Atayal Sekoan or Sekuwan which means "cracking into gravel".

During the Qing Dynasty, the mountain was known to Westerners as Mount Sylvia. It was also known as Shan-chas-shan (properly, Sānchāshān) from a Chinese name meaning "3-Forked" or "3-Prong Mountain". During Japan's occupation of Taiwan, improved surveys showed that Xueshan was shorter than Yushan on Taiwan but taller than Mount Fuji in the Japanese Islands. Its name was accordingly changed to Tsugitakayama (次高山), meaning "Next-" or "Second-Highest Mountain", in 1923.

History

The mountain was first climbed in 1935 by Japanese climbers.

The Japanese governor-general designated Xueshan part of the Tsugitaka-Taroko National Park [ja] by the Governor-General of Taiwan on 12 December 1937.

Climbing

Xueshan is a part of the Shei-Pa National Park and so climbers are required to apply for a park entry permit. This can be done 5–60 days in advance. International hikers can apply for a park entry permit between 35 days and 4 months in advance. After that a police mountain entry permit must be applied for. This can be done at the police station in Wuling Farm on the spot.

There are two cabins on the trail. The first, Chika Cabin, is at the 2.0 kilometers (1.2 mi) mark. The second, 369 Cabin, is at the 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) mark. Both cabins are spartan, and contain bunker style beds. Hikers must bring their own sleeping and cooking gear.

The peak is at the 10.9 kilometers (6.8 mi) mark.

Gallery

  • Xueshan Main Peak Xueshan Main Peak
  • Shengleng Trail (Holy Ridge Trail) Shengleng Trail (Holy Ridge Trail)
  • Cirque or Landslide Valley #1 Cirque or Landslide Valley #1
  • Cui Pond Cui Pond

See also

References

Citations

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  7. Campbell (1896), map.
  8. Davidson (1903), map.
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