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{{Short description|Mountain range of Taiwan}}
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[[File:Yushan satellite photo.jpg|right|thumb|A satellite photo of the Yushan Range]]

The '''Yushan Range''', formerly the {{nowrap|'''Niitaka Range'''}}{{sfnp|Braithwaite|1907|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=gI3ye0goRXoC&pg=PA106 106]}} and also known as the '''Jade{{nbsp}}Mountain Range''', is a [[mountain range]] in the central-southern region of [[Taiwan Island]]. It spans [[Chiayi County]], [[Kaohsiung City]], and [[Nantou County]]. It faces the [[Central Mountain Range]] on the east, and is separated by the [[Qishan River]] from the [[Alishan Range]] which is on the west of the Yushan Range. The Yushan Range is one of the [[Geography of Taiwan#Major Mountain Ranges|five major ranges]] on Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/|title=Taiwan.gov.tw|first=Ministry of Foreign|last=Affairs|date=July 26, 2021|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>

The Yushan Range is shaped somewhat like a [[crucifix]],{{dubious|date=March 2019}} with a relatively short east to west ridge and a relatively long north to south ridge. Mighty [[Yushan (mountain)|Yushan]], towering {{convert|3952|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level, stands at the point where these two ridges meet. [[Yushan National Park]] is located around some parts of the Yushan Range.

== List of peaks ==
[[File:YushanSeaCloud.jpg|thumb|right|Sea of Clouds viewed from Yushan Trail]]
There are 22 peaks taller than {{convert|3000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} among the Yushan Range, including 12 of the "top 100 peaks of Taiwan" (台灣百岳):
* Yushan Main Peak (玉山主峰), {{convert|3952|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Yushan Eastern Peak (玉山東峰), {{convert|3869|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Yushan Northern Peak (玉山北峰), {{convert|3858|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Yushan Southern Peak (玉山南峰), {{convert|3844|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Dongxiaonanshan (東小南山), {{convert|3744|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Yushan Western Peak (玉山西峰), {{convert|3467|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Nanyushan (南玉山), {{convert|3383|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Badongguanshan (八通關山), {{convert|3245|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Jundashan (郡大山), {{convert|3265|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Yushan Forward Peak (玉山前峰), {{convert|3239|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Xiluandashan (西巒大山), {{convert|3081|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
* Lushan (鹿山), {{convert|2981|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

== See also ==
{{commons category|Yushan Range}}
* [[List of mountains in Taiwan]]
* [[List of islands by highest point]]

== References ==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
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* {{citation |last=Takekoshi |first=Yosaburo |editor-last=Braithwaite |editor-first=George |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gI3ye0goRXoC |title=Japanese Rule in Formosa |publisher=Longmans, Green, & Co. |location=London |date=1907 |ref={{harvid|Braithwaite|1907}} }}
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{{Topography of Taiwan}}

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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Landforms of Chiayi County]]
[[Category:Landforms of Kaohsiung]]
[[Category:Landforms of Nantou County]] 


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