五(wu)云山(shan)(shan)北與黃(huang)(huang)河(he)相(xiang)(xiang)望,西與佛山(shan)(shan)呼應。景(jing)色(se)優美,文(wen)化厚重,傳(chuan)說中的女媧煉石(shi)補(bu)天、嫦娥奔月都(dou)在(zai)此(ci)發生,是(shi)嫘祖活動(dong)的主要(yao)區域,山(shan)(shan)內有馬跑(pao)泉、圣母(mu)廟、財神(shen)殿、老君(jun)閣(ge)、靈霄寶殿和(he)古(gu)寨墻等多處旅游景(jing)點。相(xiang)(xiang)傳(chuan),炎帝(di)(di)(di)和(he)黃(huang)(huang)帝(di)(di)(di)打敗蚩尤大帝(di)(di)(di)后,駕(jia)著五(wu)彩祥(xiang)云巡游中原,途經塔(ta)山(shan)(shan),發現塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)形奇特,瑞相(xiang)(xiang)天生,于(yu)是(shi)趨云查看,發現塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)為(wei)紫(zi)(zi)龍(long)修(xiu)行之地。后紫(zi)(zi)龍(long)在(zai)炎帝(di)(di)(di)、黃(huang)(huang)帝(di)(di)(di)的點化下,飛升成仙,紫(zi)(zi)龍(long)遂成為(wei)當(dang)地居民(min)(min)的保(bao)護之神(shen)。當(dang)地居民(min)(min)為(wei)感(gan)謝(xie)炎黃(huang)(huang)二帝(di)(di)(di)對紫(zi)(zi)龍(long)真神(shen)的點化,就以(yi)炎黃(huang)(huang)二帝(di)(di)(di)的坐騎五(wu)彩祥(xiang)云為(wei)名(ming),重新命名(ming)了塔(ta)山(shan)(shan),改塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)為(wei)為(wei)五(wu)云山(shan)(shan),五(wu)云山(shan)(shan)的山(shan)(shan)名(ming)由(you)此(ci)而(er)來。
五云山(shan)(shan)(shan),又稱霧云山(shan)(shan)(shan)、塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan),位于上(shang)街(jie)區峽窩鎮(zhen)東(dong)(dong)南(nan)部,東(dong)(dong)臨滎陽城(cheng)關鎮(zhen),南(nan)臨滎陽劉河(he)(he)鎮(zhen),西(xi)臨鞏義米河(he)(he)鎮(zhen),當地(di)方言俗稱:塔(ta)兒山(shan)(shan)(shan),是(shi)(shi)滎陽、上(shang)街(jie)、米河(he)(he)、汜水人們所共同仰止的(de)圣山(shan)(shan)(shan)。五云山(shan)(shan)(shan)是(shi)(shi)中岳嵩山(shan)(shan)(shan)余脈(mo),從風水術上(shang)講(jiang)是(shi)(shi)上(shang)街(jie)的(de)靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)和米河(he)(he)地(di)區的(de)天然屏障,米河(he)(he)東(dong)(dong)趨黃河(he)(he)中下游平原(yuan),西(xi)連黃土高原(yuan)邊際的(de)西(xi)佛山(shan)(shan)(shan),南(nan)望浮戲山(shan)(shan)(shan)嵩山(shan)(shan)(shan),北依五云山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈(mo),自古以來物(wu)華天寶、人杰(jie)地(di)靈,有(you)中原(yuan)天府之(zhi)美譽。五云山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈(mo)由東(dong)(dong)向西(xi),五峰分別(bie)是(shi)(shi):塔(ta)兒山(shan)(shan)(shan)、風口(kou)嶺(ling)、雞冠嶺(ling)、金駒嶺(ling)。