List of mountains in Taiwan
is a mountainous island. The island has the largest number and density of high mountains in the world. There are 286 mountain summits over above sea level on the island, with Yushan being the tallest mountain in both Taiwan and East Asia. Mountaineering is one of the most popular activities for many Taiwanese. A list of 100 Peaks of Taiwan was created in 1971, which lists the one hundred mountains over 3,000 m for mountaineering on the island. Climbing all of the one hundred mountains listed is considered the greatest challenge for Taiwanese climbers.Mountain ranges
There are five mountain ranges in the main island of Taiwan
List of high mountains
Over 3,000 m
Notes:
- The rank and locations is the one of the highest peak of each mountain.
- In total, there are 165 mountains over 3,000 m above sea level, with a total of 275 peaks.
- Of these 165 mountains, 116 are located in the Central Mountain Range, 41 in the Xueshan Range and 8 in the Yushan Range.
- Both the Alishan Range and the Hai'an Range don't feature peaks exceeding 3,000 m above sea level, therefore they are not listed.
Over 2,900 m
Note:
- The " – " means the mountain was already listed in the last list above.
Other mountains
- Data Mountain 大塔山:, the highest mountain of Alishan Range, in Alishan, Chiayi.
- Taiping Mountain 太平山:, a famous mountain in Datong, Yilan.
- Xingang Mountain 新港山:, the highest mountain of Hai'an Range, in Fuli, Hualian.
Volcanoes
Over 1,000 m
Mountain areas
