焦山(shan)亦名(ming)大(da)焦山(shan),位于(yu)蘇州(zhou)市(shi)西郊,靈(ling)巖山(shan)以北(bei),地處吳(wu)中區木瀆鎮。
焦山南與靈(ling)巖山相連,位于(yu)吳中區木瀆鎮。
焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)亦名大焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan),南北長約(yue)2.5公(gong)里(li),東(dong)西(xi)寬約(yue)2公(gong)里(li),主(zhu)峰(feng)(feng)海拔(ba)200米(mi)(mi),次峰(feng)(feng)兔子峰(feng)(feng)位于主(zhu)峰(feng)(feng)東(dong)0.7公(gong)里(li),次峰(feng)(feng)獅(shi)子山(shan)(shan)(shan)在主(zhu)峰(feng)(feng)西(xi),海拔(ba)77.8米(mi)(mi)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)(ti)由(you)花崗巖(yan)構成(cheng),長期開山(shan)(shan)(shan)取石,巖(yan)石裸露。焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)(ding)似白(bai)鶴(he)(he)亭(ting)亭(ting)玉立狀,故稱白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。民國《吳縣志》載:“在靈巖(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)北,上為白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。自明嘉靖后采(cai)石迄(qi)今數百年(nian)(nian),刬(chan)鑿越甚。”白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)兩側山(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)(ti)被(bei)開采(cai)后,反對開山(shan)(shan)(shan)采(cai)石者編有(you)“山(shan)(shan)(shan)上白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding),山(shan)(shan)(shan)下(xia)獅(shi)子口,轟(hong)坍白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding),火燒蘇(su)州城”的歌謠,廣為傳播,保護了焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。1967年(nian)(nian),白(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)被(bei)炸。2000年(nian)(nian)后停止(zhi)開山(shan)(shan)(shan)采(cai)石。