五云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)北(bei)與黃河(he)相(xiang)望,西與佛山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)呼應。景色優美,文化(hua)(hua)厚重,傳說中(zhong)的(de)(de)女(nv)媧煉(lian)石(shi)補(bu)天、嫦(chang)娥奔月都在此發(fa)生(sheng),是(shi)嫘祖活(huo)動的(de)(de)主要區域,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)內有(you)馬(ma)跑泉、圣母廟、財(cai)神殿(dian)、老君閣(ge)、靈(ling)霄寶殿(dian)和(he)古寨墻等(deng)多處旅游景點(dian)。相(xiang)傳,炎(yan)帝(di)(di)(di)和(he)黃帝(di)(di)(di)打敗蚩尤(you)大帝(di)(di)(di)后(hou),駕著(zhu)五彩(cai)祥(xiang)(xiang)云(yun)巡(xun)游中(zhong)原,途(tu)經塔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),發(fa)現塔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)形奇特,瑞相(xiang)天生(sheng),于是(shi)趨云(yun)查(cha)看(kan),發(fa)現塔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)(wei)紫龍修行(xing)之地(di)。后(hou)紫龍在炎(yan)帝(di)(di)(di)、黃帝(di)(di)(di)的(de)(de)點(dian)化(hua)(hua)下(xia),飛升成仙,紫龍遂成為(wei)(wei)當地(di)居民(min)的(de)(de)保護之神。當地(di)居民(min)為(wei)(wei)感謝炎(yan)黃二帝(di)(di)(di)對紫龍真神的(de)(de)點(dian)化(hua)(hua),就(jiu)以炎(yan)黃二帝(di)(di)(di)的(de)(de)坐騎(qi)五彩(cai)祥(xiang)(xiang)云(yun)為(wei)(wei)名,重新命名了塔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),改塔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)(wei)為(wei)(wei)五云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),五云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)名由此而來(lai)。
五云山,又稱(cheng)霧云山、塔(ta)山,位于上(shang)(shang)街(jie)區峽(xia)窩鎮(zhen)東(dong)南部,東(dong)臨滎(ying)陽(yang)(yang)城關鎮(zhen),南臨滎(ying)陽(yang)(yang)劉(liu)河(he)鎮(zhen),西臨鞏義米河(he)鎮(zhen),當地(di)方言俗稱(cheng):塔(ta)兒山,是滎(ying)陽(yang)(yang)、上(shang)(shang)街(jie)、米河(he)、汜水人們所共同仰止的(de)(de)圣山。五云山是中(zhong)岳(yue)嵩(song)山余脈(mo),從(cong)風水術上(shang)(shang)講是上(shang)(shang)街(jie)的(de)(de)靠(kao)山和米河(he)地(di)區的(de)(de)天(tian)然屏障,米河(he)東(dong)趨黃河(he)中(zhong)下(xia)游平原(yuan),西連黃土(tu)高原(yuan)邊際的(de)(de)西佛山,南望(wang)浮戲山嵩(song)山,北依五云山脈(mo),自(zi)古(gu)以來物(wu)華天(tian)寶、人杰地(di)靈,有中(zhong)原(yuan)天(tian)府之美譽。五云山脈(mo)由東(dong)向西,五峰分別是:塔(ta)兒山、風口嶺、雞冠嶺、金駒嶺。