巍峨(e)挺拔(ba)的(de)(de)玉山山脈(mo),聳(song)立在臺灣島中(zhong)央偏(pian)南、阿里山東側、中(zhong)央山脈(mo)以(yi)西。1985年成(cheng)立的(de)(de)玉山森林(lin)公園,范圍包括南投、嘉義、高(gao)雄、花蓮(lian)四縣,區內擁有(you)古老的(de)(de)地層,與峭壁、峽(xia)谷、斷崖(ya)等多(duo)變的(de)(de)地形,再加(jia)上高(gao)度、氣(qi)候的(de)(de)因素(su),形成(cheng)了豐富的(de)(de)生(sheng)(sheng)態系,生(sheng)(sheng)長(chang)了許多(duo)稀有(you)的(de)(de)林(lin)木、植(zhi)物、和野生(sheng)(sheng)動物。
主峰(feng)(feng)玉(yu)(yu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)海拔(ba)3997米,為臺(tai)灣第一高(gao)峰(feng)(feng)。因(yin)常年(nian)積雪(xue),遠望(wang)如(ru)玉(yu)(yu),南(nan)、西、北(bei)四座高(gao)峰(feng)(feng),人(ren)稱(cheng)“五岳朝天(tian)”。玉(yu)(yu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)美,美在它的奇(qi)峰(feng)(feng)。主峰(feng)(feng)挺拔(ba)、高(gao)峻,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)容山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢具王者之(zhi)尊。站在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔向四周眺望(wang);北(bei)面(mian)雪(xue)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、南(nan)湖大山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、中央(yang)尖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);南(nan)面(mian)關山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、北(bei)大武山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),遍覽(lan)無遺;清(qing)晰可數。真有“會當(dang)凌絕頂,一覽(lan)眾山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)小”之(zhi)感,俯視全省,群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)如(ru)丘,河溪如(ru)帶;遠望(wang)太平洋,回顧臺(tai)灣海峽,只見(jian)無窮蔚藍(lan)空碧,仿佛天(tian)地相接,直覺浩氣充溢心胸。