地理環境
山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢雄偉,因(yin)位在群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)中央部位,站(zhan)在峰(feng)頂(ding)的(de)(de)瞭(liao)望塔上遠眺,視(shi)野極佳,四(si)周山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巒盡入眼底,如東(dong)側的(de)(de)大(da)尖(jian)后山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、磺(huang)嘴(zui)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、大(da)尖(jian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、頂(ding)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),西北(bei)的(de)(de)大(da)屯山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、小觀音、竹子山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)連峰(feng),及西南的(de)(de)面天(tian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),而淡水河由(you)南向北(bei)蜿蜒至觀音山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)一帶的(de)(de)美景(jing)也(ye)歷歷可(ke)見。七星山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)是火(huo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)群諸峰(feng)中最(zui)晚(wan)噴(pen)發(fa)的(de)(de)一座(zuo),由(you)噴(pen)出(chu)的(de)(de)熔巖流和碎(sui)屑物在火(huo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)口(kou)周圍交互堆疊而成,因(yin)此(ci)外形(xing)為標(biao)準的(de)(de)錐狀火(huo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),火(huo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)活動所(suo)留下來的(de)(de)地形(xing)遺(yi)跡(ji):硫氣孔、溫泉(quan)露頭、斷層……皆十分明顯,其中以七星山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)北(bei)面鞍部的(de)(de)小油坑最(zui)具代(dai)表(biao),小油坑為火(huo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)爆發(fa)而形(xing)成的(de)(de)硫氣爆裂(lie)口(kou),地熱仍在不(bu)斷作(zuo)用中,終年熱流滾滾、煙霧蒸騰(teng),景(jing)觀殊異。
景觀
攀登七星山可由小油坑、冷水坑、中湖、苗圃等登山口進入,登山步徑明顯可(ke)見;其(qi)中以從(cong)小油坑循石(shi)階步(bu)道登主(zhu)峰較(jiao)不(bu)費力,約1小時可(ke)抵山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)。由(you)主(zhu)峰步(bu)行(xing)約15分鐘抵東峰,東南麓(lu)山(shan)(shan)間凹地有一(yi)潭水池,因地形(xing)之故,經常云霧縹緲(miao),早年冬(dong)候鳥、小水鴨(ya)常到(dao)此棲息,所以稱為“鴨(ya)池”,而(er)后則易名(ming)為“夢(meng)(meng)(meng)幻湖(hu)(hu)”。夢(meng)(meng)(meng)幻湖(hu)(hu)面積雖不(bu)大,但夏季時一(yi)泓碧(bi)水映著山(shan)(shan)樹,倒影柔麗;冬(dong)季時層(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)山(shan)(shan)霧凝聚湖(hu)(hu)面,景(jing)致更加(jia)迷人。 湖(hu)(hu)底(di)因饒富豐厚的(de)腐植(zhi)土,因而(er)孕育出(chu)全世界獨一(yi)無二的(de)臺灣特有種植(zhi)物(wu)——“臺灣水韭(jiu)(jiu)”。臺灣水韭(jiu)(jiu)是一(yi)種水生蕨類,外形(xing)和韭(jiu)(jiu)菜很相似,葉片(pian)織(zhi)細翠綠,莖粗短,夢(meng)(meng)(meng)幻湖(hu)(hu)是世界唯一(yi)的(de)發現地,且是已知水韭(jiu)(jiu)類植(zhi)物(wu)分布緯度最(zui)低的(de)地方(fang),而(er)夢(meng)(meng)(meng)幻湖(hu)(hu)也因此列屬(shu)陽明山(shan)(shan)公園生態保護區(qu),然(ran)管(guan)制區(qu)僅限湖(hu)(hu)面四周(zhou),其(qi)他曲徑(jing)步(bu)道則可(ke)自由(you)進(jin)出(chu);從(cong)步(bu)道上(shang)瞭望夢(meng)(meng)(meng)幻湖(hu)(hu),如夢(meng)(meng)(meng)似幻的(de)湖(hu)(hu)景(jing)盡覽無遺。