Yushan

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Yushan is the tallest mountain in Taiwan and East Asia, renowned for its rugged alpine scenery and significance as a national symbol.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Yushan canonical 4
East Peak of Yushan 1
North Peak of Yushan 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
national symbol of Taiwan
natural landmark
alsoKnownAs Jade Mountain
Yu Shan
appearsOn New Taiwan Dollar banknotes
country Taiwan
elevation 12966 ft
3952 m
formedBy orogenic uplift
hasBiodiversity high
hasClimate alpine climate
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Taiwanese people
indigenous peoples of Taiwan
hasEcosystem alpine grassland
montane forest
subalpine scrub
hasFeature rocky ridges
rugged alpine scenery
steep slopes
subtropical to alpine vegetation zones
hasGeology metamorphic rock
hasSubpeak East Peak of Yushan
linked to: Yushan

Front Peak of Yushan
North Peak of Yushan
linked to: Yushan

South Peak of Yushan
linked to: Yushan

West Peak of Yushan
isClimbedVia Yushan Main Peak Trail
isHighestPointOf East Asia
Taiwan
Taiwan Island
linked to: Formosa
isPartOf Yushan National Park
isPopularFor hiking
mountaineering
sunrise viewing
isSymbolOf Taiwan
locatedIn Chiayi County
East Asia
Nantou County
Yushan National Park
locatedOn Taiwan Island
linked to: Formosa
mountainRange Yushan Range
linked to: Taiwanese highlands
nearestMajorCity Chiayi
Taichung
partOf Central Mountain Range (Taiwan)
prominence 3952 m
protectedStatus national park core area
requires climbing permit

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jade Mountain National Park vicinity hasHighestPeak Yushan Main Peak
linked to: Yushan
Yushan hasSubpeak North Peak of Yushan
linked to: Yushan
Yushan hasSubpeak East Peak of Yushan
linked to: Yushan
Yushan hasSubpeak South Peak of Yushan
linked to: Yushan