巍峨挺拔的玉山山脈,聳立(li)在臺灣島中(zhong)央(yang)偏南、阿里山東側、中(zhong)央(yang)山脈以西(xi)。1985年成立(li)的玉山森林公園(yuan),范(fan)圍包(bao)括南投、嘉義、高(gao)雄、花蓮(lian)四縣(xian),區內擁有(you)古老的地層,與峭壁、峽谷、斷(duan)崖等多(duo)變的地形(xing),再加上高(gao)度、氣(qi)候的因素(su),形(xing)成了豐富的生態系,生長了許多(duo)稀有(you)的林木、植物(wu)、和野生動(dong)物(wu)。
主峰玉(yu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)海拔3997米,為臺(tai)灣第一(yi)高峰。因常年積雪(xue),遠(yuan)望如(ru)玉(yu),南(nan)、西(xi)、北四座(zuo)高峰,人稱“五岳朝(chao)天(tian)”。玉(yu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之美(mei),美(mei)在(zai)它的奇(qi)峰。主峰挺(ting)拔、高峻,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)容(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢具王者之尊(zun)。站在(zai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔向四周眺望;北面雪(xue)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、南(nan)湖大(da)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、中央尖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);南(nan)面關山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、北大(da)武(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),遍(bian)覽無(wu)遺;清晰可數。真有(you)“會當凌(ling)絕頂,一(yi)覽眾山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)小”之感,俯(fu)視全(quan)省(sheng),群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)如(ru)丘,河(he)溪(xi)如(ru)帶;遠(yuan)望太(tai)平洋,回顧臺(tai)灣海峽,只(zhi)見無(wu)窮(qiong)蔚藍空碧,仿佛天(tian)地相接,直覺浩氣充溢(yi)心胸(xiong)。