焦山亦名大焦山,位于蘇州市西郊,靈巖山以北,地處吳中區(qu)木(mu)瀆鎮。
焦(jiao)山(shan)南(nan)與靈巖(yan)山(shan)相(xiang)連,位于(yu)吳(wu)中區木瀆鎮。
焦山(shan)(shan)亦名大焦山(shan)(shan),南北(bei)長約2.5公里,東西寬約2公里,主峰(feng)海拔200米,次峰(feng)兔子(zi)峰(feng)位(wei)于主峰(feng)東0.7公里,次峰(feng)獅子(zi)山(shan)(shan)在(zai)主峰(feng)西,海拔77.8米。山(shan)(shan)體(ti)由花(hua)崗巖構成,長期開山(shan)(shan)取石(shi),巖石(shi)裸露。焦山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)(ding)似白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴亭(ting)亭(ting)玉立狀(zhuang),故(gu)稱白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding)。民國《吳縣志(zhi)》載:“在(zai)靈巖山(shan)(shan)西北(bei),上為(wei)白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding)。自(zi)明(ming)嘉靖后(hou)采(cai)石(shi)迄今數(shu)百年,刬鑿越甚(shen)。”白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding)兩側山(shan)(shan)體(ti)被(bei)開采(cai)后(hou),反對開山(shan)(shan)采(cai)石(shi)者(zhe)編有“山(shan)(shan)上白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding),山(shan)(shan)下獅子(zi)口(kou),轟坍白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding),火(huo)燒蘇州城”的歌謠,廣為(wei)傳播,保(bao)護了焦山(shan)(shan)白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding)。1967年,白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴頂(ding)(ding)被(bei)炸。2000年后(hou)停止開山(shan)(shan)采(cai)石(shi)。