雪山
Snow Mountain
The summit as seen from the east peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,886 m (12,749 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,932 m (6,339 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra, Ribu 100 Peaks of Taiwan
Coordinates	24°23′00″N121°13′48″E / 24.38333°N 121.23000°E /24.38333; 121.23000[1]
Geography
雪山 The location of Xueshan (Shei-Pa National Park)
Location	Heping District,Taichung/ Tai'an,Miaoli County,Taiwan
Parent range	Xueshan Range
Climbing
Easiest route	Maintained trail, snow/ice climb during some winter months

Xueshan orSekuwan (inAtayal, formerly known asMount Sylvia amongothers) is a mountain in theHeping District ofTaichung,Taiwan. It is the 2nd-highestmountain in Taiwan, at 3,886 m (12,749 ft) above sea level. It is located in theShei-Pa National Park and is visible in good weather from hills near Taiwan's capitalTaipei.

Xuěshān is thepinyinromanization of theChinese name雪山, meaning "Snowy Mountain", it is romanized asHsüehshan using the previousWade-Giles system. Japanese historianTaira Shidehara suggests that雪 is short from雪高翁, transliteration ofAtayalSekoan orSekuwan which means "cracking into gravel".^[2][3][4][5]

During theQing Dynasty, the mountain was known to Westerners asMount Sylvia.^[6][7][8] It was also known asShan-chas-shan^[6] (properly,Sānchāshān) from a Chinese name meaning "3-Forked" or "3-Prong Mountain". DuringJapan'soccupation of Taiwan, improved surveys showed that Xueshan was shorter thanYushan on Taiwan but taller thanMount Fuji in theJapanese Islands. Its name was accordingly changed toTsugitakayama (次高山), meaning "Next-" or "Second-Highest Mountain", in 1923.

The mountain was first climbed in 1935 by Japanese climbers.^[9]

TheJapanesegovernor-general designated Xueshan part of theTsugitaka-Taroko National Park [ja] by theGovernor-General of Taiwan on 12 December 1937.

Xueshan is a part of the Shei-Pa National Park and so climbers are required to apply for a park entry permit. This can be done 5–60 days in advance. International hikers can apply for a park entry permit between 35 days and 4 months in advance. After that a police mountain entry permit must be applied for. This can be done at the police station inWuling Farm on the spot.

There are two cabins on the trail. The first, Chika Cabin, is at the 2.0 kilometers (1.2 mi) mark. The second, 369 Cabin, is at the 6.9 kilometers (4.3 mi) mark. Both cabins are spartan, and contain bunker style beds. Hikers must bring their own sleeping and cooking gear.

The peak is at the 10.9 kilometers (6.8 mi) mark.^[10]

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  Xueshan Main Peak
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  Shengleng Trail (Holy Ridge Trail)
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  Cirque or Landslide Valley #1
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  Cui Pond

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