台灣 - 合歡山

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Hehuanshan (Chinese: 合歡山; pinyin: Héhuān Shān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ha̍p-hoan-soaⁿ; also called Joy Mountain) is a 3,416 metres (11,207 ft) high mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the boundaries of Nantou and Hualien counties and is within the Taroko Gorge National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination for the local people of central Taiwan. The 3,421-metre East Peak and 3,422-metre North Peak of Hehuanshan are actually both higher than the main peak.

Snow, rare in the rest of Taiwan, is relatively common on the mountain during winter months. The Hehuanshan Road leads most of the way up the mountain to Wuling, a saddle between the Main Peak and the East Peak of Hehuanshan. Wuling is the highest point on the island of Taiwan accessible by public roads.
There was at one point[when?] a ski lift on the mountain, but later, due to the inconsistency of snowfall, the lift was removed.
From the Hehuanshan Road, a trail about one kilometer long leads to the summit of the main peak. At the summit, there is a weather station.
Hehuanshan is part of the Central Mountain Range (中央山脈) that makes up the backbone of Taiwan.

The Hehuanshan Road is currently the only paved road leading across the Central Mountains from Taichung City to Hualien via the famous Taroko Gorge. The Central Cross-Island Highway, which originally crossed the mountains north of Hehuanshan, was damaged during the September 21, 1999 Earthquake and had been under repair for five years afterwards. But prior to its re-opening disaster struck again in form of a typhoon and it was decided to keep it closed indefinitely.
The Hehuanshan Road leads up from Puli in central Nantou past Wushe (Ren-ai) and Chingjing Farm up to Wuling. Wuling, at 3,275 metres above sea level, is the highest automobile pass in Taiwan. The road is narrow and winding throughout, and is considered a dangerous and difficult road by many drivers. This road often becomes clogged in winter, when many locals travel up the mountain to see snow. Recently, after several incidents, buses and large trucks were barred from this stretch of road

Taiwan,officially the Republic of China (ROC; Chinese: 中華民國; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó), is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which makes up over 99% of its territory,[f] as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands...


合歡山，又名合歡主峰，是台灣百岳之一，位在花蓮縣與南投縣的交界處。由於周邊係由七座山峰所串連，與其合稱合歡群峰，是台灣主要河流大甲溪、濁水溪和立霧溪的分水嶺。合歡山冬季白雪皚皚，素有「雪鄉」之稱；春夏季玉山矮箭竹草原與玉山杜鵑、紅毛杜鵑花叢，景色宜人。合歡山區有合歡山莊與松雪樓提供住宿，位於台14甲線33K，公路旁設有展望台可遠眺奇萊群峰，而該地也是攀登合歡東峰、合歡尖山、石門山與中央山脈北三段的登山口。

合歡群峰的高度分別是：合歡主峰（3,417公尺）、合歡山北峰（3,422公尺）、合歡山東峰（3,421公尺）、合歡山西峰（3,145公尺）、石門山（3,237公尺）、石門北峰（3,278公尺）、合歡尖山（3,217公尺）（前五座更名列台灣百岳之中）。在合歡主峰設有三等三角點6388號。在公路尚未闢建時，攀登合歡群峰原為需耗時至少三晝夜才能攻頂，隨著中橫公路的興建需要，便將霧社供應線循合歡越嶺古道切過，如今自山腳埔里市區出發，駕車僅需2小時可達，高山郊化的現象帶來自然環境有莫大影響。
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