翠(cui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)原名(ming)(ming)嵯岈(ya)山(shan)(shan),俗稱丫巴石,海拔210米(mi)。因空曠幽靜,便成(cheng)為(wei)僧道(dao)修寺(si)(si)(si)建軍廟,潛心修煉的(de)好場所(suo),早在漢代就(jiu)有僧人在山(shan)(shan)的(de)東麓(lu)建軍寺(si)(si)(si)廟。遼道(dao)宗大康十年(nian)(1084年(nian))錦(jin)州大廣(guang)濟寺(si)(si)(si)志訓和尚在山(shan)(shan)下重修廟宇清靜寺(si)(si)(si),建軍正殿(dian)(dian)三楹,同門一(yi)楹,殿(dian)(dian)內塑(su)宣懿皇(huang)后(hou)肖像。乾統元年(nian)(公元1101年(nian))天祚(zuo)皇(huang)帝耶律延喜(xi)下諭重修清靜寺(si)(si)(si),改(gai)(gai)名(ming)(ming)清勝(sheng)(sheng)寺(si)(si)(si)。殿(dian)(dian)內塑(su)承天太后(hou)、宣懿太后(hou)、洪德太后(hou)(天祚(zuo)皇(huang)帝生(sheng)母)三座肖像。殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)增(zeng)建軍鐘鼓(gu)樓(lou),開鑿石棧道(dao),直(zhi)通承天太后(hou)梳妝臺,上(shang)建軍一(yi)亭(ting)(ting),命(ming)名(ming)(ming)神威亭(ting)(ting)。明正統年(nian)間,錦(jin)州左屯衛都(dou)指揮李貞(zhen)將山(shan)(shan)名(ming)(ming)改(gai)(gai)為(wei)翠(cui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan),清勝(sheng)(sheng)寺(si)(si)(si)也改(gai)(gai)為(wei)翠(cui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)了。明成(cheng)化年(nian)間,儒將都(dou)指揮王鍇手書“翠(cui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)”雕刻在山(shan)(shan)崖上(shang),如今,昔(xi)日的(de)寺(si)(si)(si)廟無(wu)存,只有翠(cui)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)四個(ge)大字(zi)還依稀可見。
在翠巖(yan)山(shan)寺西北角半山(shan)腰有一(yi)座寺廟玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)閣,第(di)(di)一(yi)級(ji)(ji)臺(tai)基為山(shan)門,門楣(mei)上有“玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)閣”三(san)個(ge)字,第(di)(di)二級(ji)(ji)臺(tai)基有一(yi)個(ge)六角石(shi)鼎,第(di)(di)三(san)級(ji)(ji)臺(tai)基是玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)閣正殿(dian),大(da)殿(dian)三(san)檻,供奉太上老君(jun)、玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)大(da)帝、釋迦牟尼三(san)圣。院內古楓(feng)樹蒼勁,實(shi)屬罕見。近些年,有僧人(ren)在此修煉,翠巖(yan)山(shan)寺也正在修復之(zhi)中(zhong)。
翠巖山(shan)奇石巧(qiao)疊,姿態各異(yi)有的形如神龜,有的狀若玉兔。在山(shan)的東南(nan)角,聳立一巨石,形似毛公(gong)石,面(mian)向東南(nan),舉目遠(yuan)望(wang),吸引(yin)著游人前來觀瞻。
翠巖山(shan)(shan)空(kong)曠幽靜,風(feng)景秀(xiu)美,峭壁嶙峋,好似(si)人間仙(xian)境。有(you)《南(nan)鄉子(zi)·翠巖山(shan)(shan)》詞贊(zan)日:綠(lv)樹繞白絹(juan),砏(fen)峻嵯岈(ya)入(ru)碧天(tian)。玉兔神(shen)龜(gui)(gui)爭賽事,眈眈巨駱(luo)長風(feng)列眼前。這里稱贊(zan)的(de)是(shi)翠巖山(shan)(shan)鬼斧神(shen)工的(de)奇石(shi)(shi)。去翠巖山(shan)(shan)觀賞奇石(shi)(shi)是(shi)很(hen)多(duo)游客的(de)最(zui)愛。翠巖山(shan)(shan)奇石(shi)(shi)巧疊、姿態各異(yi),有(you)的(de)形如神(shen)龜(gui)(gui),有(you)的(de)狀若玉兔。在(zai)山(shan)(shan)的(de)東(dong)南(nan)角,聳(song)立著(zhu)一塊巨石(shi)(shi),形似(si)毛(mao)公石(shi)(shi),面向(xiang)東(dong)南(nan)舉目遠望。