焦山亦(yi)名大焦山,位于蘇州市(shi)西(xi)郊,靈巖山以(yi)北,地(di)處(chu)吳中(zhong)區木(mu)瀆(du)鎮(zhen)。
焦山南(nan)與靈巖山相(xiang)連,位于吳中(zhong)區木(mu)瀆鎮。
焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)亦名大焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),南北(bei)長約2.5公(gong)(gong)里(li),東西(xi)寬約2公(gong)(gong)里(li),主(zhu)(zhu)峰(feng)海(hai)拔(ba)200米,次峰(feng)兔子(zi)峰(feng)位于(yu)主(zhu)(zhu)峰(feng)東0.7公(gong)(gong)里(li),次峰(feng)獅子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在(zai)主(zhu)(zhu)峰(feng)西(xi),海(hai)拔(ba)77.8米。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)由花崗(gang)巖(yan)構成,長期開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)取石(shi)(shi),巖(yan)石(shi)(shi)裸(luo)露。焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)似(si)白(bai)鶴(he)亭亭玉立狀,故稱(cheng)白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)。民國《吳縣志(zhi)》載:“在(zai)靈巖(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)北(bei),上為白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)。自明(ming)嘉靖后采石(shi)(shi)迄今數(shu)百(bai)年(nian),刬(chan)鑿(zao)越(yue)甚。”白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)兩側山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)被(bei)開采后,反對開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)采石(shi)(shi)者編有“山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)下獅子(zi)口,轟(hong)坍白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding),火燒蘇州城”的歌謠(yao),廣為傳播,保護了焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)。1967年(nian),白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)被(bei)炸(zha)。2000年(nian)后停止開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)采石(shi)(shi)。