Hsuehshan Range
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Xueshan Range also known as the Snow Mountain Range, is a mountain range in northern Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It faces the Chungyang Range on the southeast. The tallest peak of Hsuehshan Range is Hsuehshan
Hsuehshan
Xueshan or Hsuehshan or Snow Mountain is the second highest mountain in Taiwan and in East Asia. At above sea level.It is located in the Shei-Pa National Park and it is visible in good weather from Taiwan's capital -Taipei- nearby hills....

 (Snow Mountain), which has a height of 3886 m (12,749 ft). The Shei-Pa National Park
Shei-Pa National Park
Shei-Pa National Park is a national park located in the central part of Taiwan around the peaks of Hsuehshan and Dabajian Mountain, with an area of . High mountain ecology, geology, topography, rivers, creek valleys, rare animals and plants and plentiful variety of forest types are some important...

 is located around the peaks of Xueshan and Dabajianshan
Dabajian Mountain
Dabajian Mountain is located in the northern section of the Shei-Pa National Park. It is surrounded by numerous other peaks, the most predominant including Mount Nanhuda, Mount Yize, Mt. Zhongyangjian, Mt. Pintian, and Mt. Mutule. It is also near the Madala River.- Terrain :The first half of...

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List of peaks

There are 54 peaks taller than 3000 m (9,843 ft) among the Hsuehshan Range. And it has 19 peaks (listed in below) of the "Top 100 Peaks of Taiwan" (台灣百岳).
  • Xueshan Main Peak (雪山主峰), 3886 m (12,749 ft)
  • Xueshan Eastern Peak (雪山東峰), 3201 m (10,502 ft)
  • Xueshan Northern Peak (雪山北峰), 3703 m (12,149 ft)
  • Daxueshan (大雪山), 3530 m (11,581 ft)
  • Zhongxueshan (中雪山), 3173 m (10,410 ft)
  • Huoshishan (火石山), 3310 m (10,860 ft)
  • Touyingshan (頭鷹山), 3510 m (11,516 ft)
  • Zhijiayangdashan (志佳陽大山), 3289 m (10,791 ft)
  • Dabajianshan (大霸尖山), 3490 m (11,450 ft)
  • Xiaobajianshan (小霸尖山), 3445 m (11,302 ft)
  • Baigudashan (白姑大山), 3342 m (10,965 ft)
  • Yizeshan (伊澤山), 3497 m (11,473 ft)
  • Dajianshan (大劍山), 3594 m (11,791 ft)
  • Jianshan (劍山]), 3253 m (10,673 ft)
  • Jiayangshan (佳陽山), 3314 m (10,873 ft)
  • Pintianshan (品田山), 3524 m (11,562 ft)
  • Chiyoushan (池有山), 3303 m (10,837 ft)
  • Taoshan (桃山), 3325 m (10,909 ft)
  • Kalayeshan (喀拉業山), 3133 m (10,279 ft)
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