五云山(shan)(shan)(shan)北與黃(huang)(huang)河相望,西與佛(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)呼應(ying)。景色優美,文化(hua)(hua)厚重(zhong)(zhong),傳說中的(de)(de)女(nv)媧煉(lian)石補天、嫦(chang)娥奔(ben)月(yue)都在此(ci)發生(sheng),是嫘祖活動的(de)(de)主要區(qu)域,山(shan)(shan)(shan)內有馬跑(pao)泉(quan)、圣母(mu)廟、財神(shen)(shen)殿、老君閣、靈霄寶(bao)殿和古寨(zhai)墻等多(duo)處旅(lv)游景點(dian)。相傳,炎(yan)帝(di)和黃(huang)(huang)帝(di)打敗蚩(chi)尤大帝(di)后(hou)(hou),駕著五彩祥云巡游中原,途經塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan),發現塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)形(xing)奇特,瑞相天生(sheng),于是趨云查看,發現塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)紫龍(long)修行(xing)之(zhi)地(di)(di)。后(hou)(hou)紫龍(long)在炎(yan)帝(di)、黃(huang)(huang)帝(di)的(de)(de)點(dian)化(hua)(hua)下,飛升成仙,紫龍(long)遂(sui)成為(wei)當(dang)地(di)(di)居(ju)民(min)(min)的(de)(de)保(bao)護之(zhi)神(shen)(shen)。當(dang)地(di)(di)居(ju)民(min)(min)為(wei)感謝炎(yan)黃(huang)(huang)二帝(di)對紫龍(long)真神(shen)(shen)的(de)(de)點(dian)化(hua)(hua),就(jiu)以炎(yan)黃(huang)(huang)二帝(di)的(de)(de)坐騎五彩祥云為(wei)名,重(zhong)(zhong)新(xin)命(ming)名了塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan),改塔(ta)山(shan)(shan)(shan)為(wei)為(wei)五云山(shan)(shan)(shan),五云山(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)名由此(ci)而來。
五云(yun)(yun)山(shan),又稱霧云(yun)(yun)山(shan)、塔山(shan),位于(yu)上街(jie)區峽窩鎮東南(nan)部(bu),東臨滎陽城關(guan)鎮,南(nan)臨滎陽劉河鎮,西臨鞏義米河鎮,當(dang)地方言俗稱:塔兒(er)山(shan),是滎陽、上街(jie)、米河、汜水人們所共同仰止的(de)(de)圣山(shan)。五云(yun)(yun)山(shan)是中(zhong)岳嵩(song)山(shan)余脈,從風水術上講是上街(jie)的(de)(de)靠山(shan)和米河地區的(de)(de)天(tian)然屏障,米河東趨黃河中(zhong)下(xia)游平(ping)原(yuan),西連黃土高原(yuan)邊際的(de)(de)西佛山(shan),南(nan)望浮戲山(shan)嵩(song)山(shan),北(bei)依(yi)五云(yun)(yun)山(shan)脈,自(zi)古以來物華天(tian)寶、人杰地靈,有中(zhong)原(yuan)天(tian)府之美譽。五云(yun)(yun)山(shan)脈由東向(xiang)西,五峰分別(bie)是:塔兒(er)山(shan)、風口嶺、雞(ji)冠嶺、金(jin)駒(ju)嶺。