秀姑巒(luan)山(shan)位處于(yu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)灣(wan)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央山(shan)脈(mo)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)段最高山(shan)匯(hui)的(de)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心,標高3825公尺(chi),為(wei)(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)央山(shan)脈(mo)之(zhi)首(shou),臺(tai)(tai)(tai)灣(wan)第三高峰(feng),僅次于(yu)玉山(shan)和雪山(shan)。在著名的(de)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)灣(wan)百(bai)岳(yue)之(zhi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),秀姑巒(luan)山(shan)與玉山(shan)、雪山(shan)、南湖大山(shan)、北大武山(shan)合稱(cheng)“五(wu)岳(yue)”,為(wei)(wei)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)灣(wan)最具代表(biao)性的(de)五(wu)座高山(shan),氣(qi)勢磅礴,雄霸一(yi)方(fang)。
秀姑巒山(shan)(shan)(shan)北與(yu)馬博拉(la)斯山(shan)(shan)(shan)對峙成犄角之狀,南接大水窟山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)陵脈,鞍(an)部是平緩寬廣(guang)的(de)秀姑坪,此(ci)處(chu)原(yuan)為茂(mao)密的(de)玉山(shan)(shan)(shan)圓柏森(sen)林(lin)(lin),因(yin)遭森(sen)林(lin)(lin)大火(huo)燒毀,殘留下一株珠(zhu)雪白枯木,形成臺灣(wan)著名的(de)三大白木林(lin)(lin)奇觀之一,另(ling)外兩處(chu)則分別在玉山(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)峰與(yu)雪山(shan)(shan)(shan)。秀姑巒山(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)容壯麗,南脊峽(xia)瘦(shou)而北脊寬闊,不論由玉山(shan)(shan)(shan)東望或由大水窟山(shan)(shan)(shan)北眺(tiao),其山(shan)(shan)(shan)勢(shi)都猶如(ru)高(gao)原(yuan)上一座圓凸的(de)高(gao)峰。