Mount Tao

Mount Tao
Mount Tao
Taoshan
	Tao Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	3,325 metres (10,909 ft)
Listing	100 Peaks of Taiwan
Coordinates	24°25′57″N 121°18′18″E / 24.43250°N 121.30500°E
Geography
	Mount Tao The location of Tao Mountain; (Shei-Pa National Park)
Location	Heping District, Taichung/; Jianshi, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Parent range	Xueshan Range
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Tao (Chinese: 桃山; pinyin: Tao Shān) is a 3,325-metre-high (10,909 ft) mountain located in the north of Wuling Farm and is one of the Snow Mountains group.^[1] The mountain is ranked 44 on the Taiwan hiking declination scale; it borders Jianshi ridge, Hsinchu County, Taichung City and Heping District, and is marked with peakpoint label no. 6327. In the local Atayal language the mountain is known as "B'bu Qba", meaning "fist hill". In Chinese the name translates to "Peach" mountain, due to the view from the southwest side.

Climbing routes[edit]

There are several climbing paths towards Mount Tao.^[2] The simplest is through the Wuling four show route, starting from Sancha camp. There is also another path that directly goes up to Mount Tao, which starts from Tao Shan waterfall park.