Yu Shan

Yushan
Jade Mountain
Yushan from the North Peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,952.43 m (12,967.3 ft)[citation needed]
Prominence	3,952.43 m (12,967.3 ft) Ranked 27th
Listing	Country high point Ultra 100 Peaks of Taiwan
Coordinates	23°28′12″N 120°57′26″E / 23.47000°N 120.95722°E / 23.47000; 120.95722
Geography
Yushan The location of Yushan (Yushan National Park)
Location	The border on Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung/ Alishan, Chiayi County/ Xinyi, Nantou County, Taiwan
Parent range	Yushan Range
Climbing
First ascent	1898 by German explorer Karl Theodor Stöpel
Easiest route	Maintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months

Yu Shan or Yushan, also known as Mount Jade, Jade Mountain, Tongku Saveq or Mount Niitaka during Japanese rule, is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m (12,966 ft)^[1][2] above sea level, giving Taiwan the 4th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Yushan and its surrounding mountains belong to the Yushan Range. The area was once in the ocean; it rose to its current height because of the Eurasian Plate's movement over the Philippine Sea Plate. Yushan is ranked 40th by topographic isolation.

The mountains are now protected as the Yushan National Park. The national park is Taiwan's largest, highest, and least accessible national park. It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining on the island.