陽山(shan)位于(yu)蘇州(zhou)(zhou)市西(xi)北郊,虎(hu)丘區(qu)中部,呈(cheng)南北走向(xiang),主峰(feng)箭闕峰(feng)海拔338.2米(mi),為蘇州(zhou)(zhou)境內(nei)第二高峰(feng)(僅次于(yu)穹窿山(shan)笠帽峰(feng))。
開發保護(hu)陽山花(hua)(hua)苑四區公(gong)交車站(zhan)是(shi)蘇州(zhou)交通(tong)網(wang)絡重要(yao)站(zhan)點之一,經過陽山花(hua)(hua)苑四區的線路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu)有302路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),303路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),306路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),319路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),327路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),336路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),338路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),441路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),442路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),443路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu),85路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu)公(gong)交線路(lu)(lu)(lu)(lu)
2009年(nian)2月,批準為國家森林公園(yuan)(大(da)陽山國家森林公園(yuan))。占地面積(ji)1029.8公頃(qing),森林覆蓋率88.64%。
陽(yang)山位(wei)于江蘇省(sheng)蘇州市區(qu)西(xi)北(bei),在(zai)虎丘區(qu)中(zhong)部滸(hu)(hu)墅關鎮西(xi)南、通安(an)鎮南,跨(kua)滸(hu)(hu)墅關和通安(an)、東渚三鎮、街道。
陽山(shan)(shan)在(zai)虎丘區(qu)滸墅關鎮(zhen)南,呈南北(bei)(bei)走向,長5.75公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),寬(kuan)1.5公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),北(bei)(bei)部(bu)最寬(kuan)處(chu)約3公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)。山(shan)(shan)體(ti)東南端為(wei)(wei)(wei)花(hua)崗巖,西(xi)南部(bu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)砂(sha)(sha)頁巖,中(zhong)南部(bu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)石(shi)(shi)英砂(sha)(sha)巖,北(bei)(bei)部(bu)為(wei)(wei)(wei)火山(shan)(shan)巖。陽山(shan)(shan)蘊藏著(zhu)豐富(fu)的(de)高嶺(ling)土礦,為(wei)(wei)(wei)中(zhong)國(guo)著(zhu)名的(de)建材、陶瓷原料基(ji)地。主峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)箭闕峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng),海拔(ba)338.2米,為(wei)(wei)(wei)蘇州(zhou)境(jing)內第二高峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)。箭闕峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)北(bei)(bei)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)稱北(bei)(bei)陽山(shan)(shan),南峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)稱南陽山(shan)(shan)。陽山(shan)(shan)有(you)箭闕峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、射瀆(du)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、長云(yun)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、韋(wei)馱峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、大石(shi)(shi)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、白蓮峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、松花(hua)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、香爐峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)等15峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng),有(you)白墡嶺(ling)、金(jin)芝嶺(ling)等六(liu)嶺(ling),有(you)文殊巖(觀(guan)音(yin)巖)、虎頭巖(獅子巖)、夕(xi)照巖和(赑屃(xi)巖)4處(chu)巖崖,有(you)白龍(long)(long)塢(wu)、金(jin)牛(niu)塢(wu)(金(jin)井塢(wu))等6個山(shan)(shan)塢(wu),有(you)云(yun)泉、仙泉、龍(long)(long)湫(qiu)泉、一壺泉、龍(long)(long)井泉等7泉。
東漢《越絕書(shu)》:“秦馀(yu)杭(hang)山(shan)者,越王棲吳夫差山(shan)也,去縣五十里。山(shan)有湖水,近太湖。”明《姑蘇志》:“陽山(shan),一(yi)名秦余(yu)杭(hang)山(shan),一(yi)名萬(wan)安。”
明《姑蘇志》:“陽山,……一名秦(qin)余(yu)杭山,一名萬安,在城西北(bei)三(san)十里,高八(ba)百五十余(yu)丈,逶(wei)迤二十余(yu)里,以其背陰(yin)面陽,故曰陽,亦(yi)云四(si)飛(fei),以四(si)面視之勢若飛(fei)動也。”