焦山亦(yi)名大焦山,位(wei)于蘇州(zhou)市西郊,靈(ling)巖山以北,地處吳中區木(mu)瀆鎮。
焦山南與(yu)靈(ling)巖山相連,位于吳中(zhong)區木瀆鎮。
焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)亦(yi)名大焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),南(nan)北長約2.5公里(li),東西(xi)寬約2公里(li),主峰(feng)海拔200米(mi),次峰(feng)兔(tu)子(zi)峰(feng)位(wei)于(yu)主峰(feng)東0.7公里(li),次峰(feng)獅子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在(zai)主峰(feng)西(xi),海拔77.8米(mi)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)由花崗巖構(gou)成(cheng),長期開(kai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)取石(shi)(shi),巖石(shi)(shi)裸露(lu)。焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)(ding)似白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)亭亭玉(yu)立狀,故稱(cheng)白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。民國(guo)《吳縣志》載(zai):“在(zai)靈巖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)北,上為(wei)白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。自(zi)明嘉靖后采(cai)石(shi)(shi)迄今數百年,刬鑿越甚。”白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)兩側山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)被開(kai)采(cai)后,反對開(kai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)采(cai)石(shi)(shi)者編有“山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)下獅子(zi)口,轟坍白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding),火燒(shao)蘇州城”的歌謠(yao),廣為(wei)傳播,保護了焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。1967年,白(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)被炸。2000年后停(ting)止開(kai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)采(cai)石(shi)(shi)。