北(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)位于寧夏固原市隆德(de)縣(xian)城(cheng)北(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)有座峻峭挺拔,巍然(ran)聳立的(de)高山(shan)(shan)(shan),因形似大(da)象(xiang)(xiang),又(you)在縣(xian)城(cheng)之北(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei),所以叫它(ta)北(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)。 北(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)是隆德(de)縣(xian)城(cheng)北(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)(bei)面的(de)一道天(tian)然(ran)屏(ping)障,山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳下有條小河,西蘭(lan)公(gong)路 從(cong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)下辟(pi)路夾河西去(qu)。1988年9月,縣(xian)人民政府決定興建(jian)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)公(gong)園。
現在,每當節(jie)假日(ri)和(he)夏季的傍晚(wan),人(ren)們三五成(cheng)群登(deng)山(shan)(shan)游覽,觀賞自然風光和(he)萬盞燈火的隆德(de)縣(xian)(xian)城。北(bei)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)位于堯(yao)化(hua)門(men)東(dong)北(bei)4公(gong)(gong)里處,略呈方形,長寬(kuan)各約(yue)1公(gong)(gong)里,主(zhu)峰海拔(ba)約(yue)807米。東(dong)北(bei)距棲霞寺(si)約(yue)1公(gong)(gong)里,似(si)棲霞寺(si)的守門(men)雙象(xiang)(xiang)。主(zhu)要由(you)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)群的長石砂(sha)巖(yan)、粉砂(sha)巖(yan)及頁巖(yan)組成(cheng)。山(shan)(shan)區(qu)有疏林分布。隆德(de)城北(bei)有座峻(jun)峭挺拔(ba),巍然聳立的高山(shan)(shan),因(yin)形似(si)大象(xiang)(xiang),又在縣(xian)(xian)城之北(bei),故名北(bei)象(xiang)(xiang)山(shan)(shan)。
北象山(shan)(shan)(shan)建(jian)有(you)象山(shan)(shan)(shan)公園,年(nian)告(gao)竣(jun),牌樓(lou)式園門,石條鋪階,拾級而上,回(hui)轉至巔。道(dao)旁筑(zhu)亭兩座以(yi)供游人休息觀景(jing)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)腰有(you)弘(hong)法寺。山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂建(jian)有(you)一(yi)樓(lou)閣,題曰:“日(ri)觀千家戶(hu),夜賞萬(wan)盞燈(deng)”。山(shan)(shan)(shan)上植有(you)松柏(bo)、山(shan)(shan)(shan)桃。春天桃花盛(sheng)開,如萬(wan)朵(duo)紅霞(xia)縈繞山(shan)(shan)(shan)間,真是(shi):“疏雨清風淡云煙,枝(zhi)頭(tou)啁啾鳴(ming)(ming)鸝鵑(juan)。數枝(zhi)翠柏(bo)掩亭舍,萬(wan)朵(duo)紅霞(xia)染象山(shan)(shan)(shan)。”夏天蒼翠成(cheng)蔭(yin),鳴(ming)(ming)聲上下。人們三五成(cheng)群(qun),漫(man)步林蔭(yin),納(na)涼(liang)休閑,遠眺,賞自然風光,愜意非凡。
北象山山腳曾建有(you)韓魏(wei)公(gong)祠(ci),祭(ji)祀宋代抗(kang)夏名將(jiang)韓琦,祠(ci)宇已廢不存。北象山是隆德縣(xian)城北面(mian)的(de)一道天(tian)然(ran)屏障(zhang),西蘭公(gong)路從山下辟路夾(jia)河西去。
1935年8月,中國(guo)工農紅軍第二(er)十五軍長(chang)征途經隆德縣城時,就是(shi)搶占了這座海拔2313米的高山,迅速攻克隆德縣城,殲滅守敵的。
1980年,縣人(ren)民政(zheng)府在象山(shan)“象”額之處(chu)建(jian)成一(yi)座占地14畝的“北象山(shan)烈(lie)士(shi)(shi)陵(ling)園”。辟雜(za)石成基,植(zhi)松柏成陰,環(huan)境幽靜,靈山(shan)寶地,在這里(li)長眠著(zhu)老紅軍李有錄(lu)、老山(shan)前線(xian)自衛反擊戰中犧(xi)牲的張寶江、張新學烈(lie)士(shi)(shi)。