Hehuanshan
Sign in to saveMount Hehuan (; also called Joy Mountain) is a mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the border of Nantou and Hualien counties and is located within the far west of Taroko National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination in central Taiwan as the trail to the summit is wide, paved, and gradual, and only takes around 1.5 hours round-trip yet offers 360 degree views above the surroundings. The 3,421-metre east peak and 3,422-metre north peak of Hehuanshan are both higher than the main peak.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Mount Hehuan合歡山
- Mountain.photo
- Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata in Hehuan Mount DSC 2480-2.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 3422
- Mountain.listing
- 100 Peaks of Taiwan
- Mountain.location
- Nantou and Hualien counties, Taiwan
- Mountain.range
- Central Mountains
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Mount Hehuan (; also called Joy Mountain) is a mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the border of Nantou and Hualien counties and is located within the far west of Taroko National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination in central Taiwan as the trail to the summit is wide, paved, and gradual, and only takes around 1.5 hours round-trip yet offers 360 degree views above the surroundings. The 3,421-metre east peak and 3,422-metre north peak of Hehuanshan are both higher than the main peak.
Mount Hehuan is part of the Central Mountain Range.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hehuanshan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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