五云(yun)(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)北與黃(huang)(huang)河相望,西(xi)與佛山(shan)(shan)(shan)呼應(ying)。景色優(you)美(mei),文化厚重(zhong),傳(chuan)說(shuo)中的(de)女媧煉石補天(tian)(tian)、嫦娥奔月都在此發(fa)生(sheng),是嫘祖(zu)活(huo)動的(de)主要區域,山(shan)(shan)(shan)內有馬(ma)跑泉、圣母廟、財神(shen)殿(dian)、老君閣、靈霄(xiao)寶殿(dian)和古寨墻(qiang)等(deng)多處旅游(you)(you)景點。相傳(chuan),炎(yan)帝和黃(huang)(huang)帝打(da)敗蚩(chi)尤(you)大帝后(hou),駕著(zhu)五彩(cai)(cai)祥云(yun)(yun)(yun)巡游(you)(you)中原,途經塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan),發(fa)現(xian)塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)形(xing)奇特(te),瑞相天(tian)(tian)生(sheng),于是趨云(yun)(yun)(yun)查看,發(fa)現(xian)塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)(wei)(wei)紫龍修(xiu)行之(zhi)地。后(hou)紫龍在炎(yan)帝、黃(huang)(huang)帝的(de)點化下(xia),飛升成(cheng)仙,紫龍遂成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)當地居民(min)(min)的(de)保護之(zhi)神(shen)。當地居民(min)(min)為(wei)(wei)(wei)感謝炎(yan)黃(huang)(huang)二帝對紫龍真神(shen)的(de)點化,就以炎(yan)黃(huang)(huang)二帝的(de)坐(zuo)騎(qi)五彩(cai)(cai)祥云(yun)(yun)(yun)為(wei)(wei)(wei)名,重(zhong)新(xin)命名了塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan),改(gai)塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)(wei)(wei)為(wei)(wei)(wei)五云(yun)(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan),五云(yun)(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)名由此而來。
五(wu)云山(shan)(shan)(shan),又(you)稱霧云山(shan)(shan)(shan)、塔山(shan)(shan)(shan),位于上街區峽窩鎮(zhen)(zhen)東(dong)(dong)南部,東(dong)(dong)臨滎陽(yang)城關(guan)鎮(zhen)(zhen),南臨滎陽(yang)劉(liu)河(he)(he)鎮(zhen)(zhen),西(xi)臨鞏義(yi)米河(he)(he)鎮(zhen)(zhen),當地方言俗稱:塔兒(er)(er)山(shan)(shan)(shan),是滎陽(yang)、上街、米河(he)(he)、汜水人(ren)們所共(gong)同(tong)仰(yang)止的(de)圣山(shan)(shan)(shan)。五(wu)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)是中(zhong)(zhong)岳(yue)嵩山(shan)(shan)(shan)余脈,從風水術上講是上街的(de)靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)和米河(he)(he)地區的(de)天然(ran)屏障,米河(he)(he)東(dong)(dong)趨黃河(he)(he)中(zhong)(zhong)下(xia)游平原(yuan)(yuan),西(xi)連黃土高原(yuan)(yuan)邊際(ji)的(de)西(xi)佛山(shan)(shan)(shan),南望浮戲山(shan)(shan)(shan)嵩山(shan)(shan)(shan),北依(yi)五(wu)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈,自古以來物華天寶、人(ren)杰(jie)地靈,有中(zhong)(zhong)原(yuan)(yuan)天府(fu)之(zhi)美譽。五(wu)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈由東(dong)(dong)向西(xi),五(wu)峰分別(bie)是:塔兒(er)(er)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、風口嶺、雞(ji)冠嶺、金駒(ju)嶺。