據民間傳說,古時(shi)洞庭湖有妖怪(guai)興風作浪(lang),殘害生靈。翱翔在天空(kong)中(zhong)的金鶚(e)(e)仙子(zi)發現了(le),非常憤慨,便(bian)俯(fu)沖下來與(yu)惡魔搏斗,將妖怪(guai)啄死。金鶚(e)(e)仙子(zi)又邀集了(le)許(xu)多金鳥一道從南海銜來許(xu)多魚苗,放入洞庭湖,她自己則斂翅翹首,屹立岸(an)邊,永遠(yuan)鎮住妖孽(nie)。后來,洞庭湖就成了(le)富庶的魚米(mi)之鄉(xiang),金鶚(e)(e)山就是(shi)金鶚(e)(e)仙子(zi)的化身。
金鶚公(gong)(gong)園(yuan),周圍(wei)被(bei)城(cheng)市(shi)(shi)主(zhu)(zhu)干道環繞,交通極為便利。金鶚公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)既是洞(dong)庭湖風景名(ming)勝區(qu)的主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)景點(dian),又是岳陽市(shi)(shi)的市(shi)(shi)級(ji)文(wen)(wen)化休息娛樂(le)樂(le)園(yuan)。屬(shu)低(di)山(shan)(shan)丘陵地形(xing),登上其頂,可俯覽全城(cheng)。金鶚山(shan)(shan)歷史(shi)悠久,亦為兵家紛(fen)爭之地,遺留了許多名(ming)勝古(gu)跡,據考證,主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)古(gu)跡遺址有(you)金鶚書院,吳(wu)三桂駐軍營壘(lei)、謝(xie)登之墓、桃花洞(dong)、奎星洞(dong)、文(wen)(wen)昌(chang)亭(ting)等,1976年(nian)開(kai)始創建公(gong)(gong)園(yuan),現已初具規模。山(shan)(shan)林綠化成蔭(yin),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)游(you)路主(zhu)(zhu)干道基本(ben)定型。主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)景點(dian)有(you)望(wang)岳亭(ting)、玉兔亭(ting)、翠谷(gu)亭(ting)、彎月橋、荷香樓等。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)主(zhu)(zhu)大(da)門(men)東大(da)門(men)即將竣工(gong),文(wen)(wen)昌(chang)閣已挖土動工(gong),北大(da)門(men)也(ye)鳴(ming)鑼(luo)開(kai)工(gong),還(huan)將在各大(da)開(kai)發公(gong)(gong)司中公(gong)(gong)開(kai)示承建古(gu)炮臺、念悅亭(ting)、城(cheng)南亭(ting)、聽濤亭(ting)、碧山(shan)(shan)寺五個主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)景點(dian)。
金(jin)(jin)鶚(e)山(shan)的(de)森林(lin)(lin)生長很(hen)快,現已是(shi)綠樹成(cheng)蔭,成(cheng)為(wei)市區(qu)唯(wei)一的(de)森林(lin)(lin)公園。金(jin)(jin)鶚(e)山(shan)峰巒盤(pan)結,溪流環繞,風景秀麗。主(zhu)峰海拔97米(mi),為(wei)城區(qu)最高(gao)點。登山(shan)眺望,巴陵勝狀,盡收(shou)眼底(di)。山(shan)麓原(yuan)有奎星閣、金(jin)(jin)鶚(e)書院等古跡(ji)。據記載:清初吳(wu)(wu)三桂反清復明(ming)(ming)時(shi),曾以(yi)金(jin)(jin)鶚(e)山(shan)為(wei)據點,至今(jin)戰壕猶存。吳(wu)(wu)三桂兵敗時(shi)留下的(de)幾門大(da)炮(pao),上鐫"周(zhou)王元年(nian)","周(zhou)二(er)年(nian)"字樣(yang)的(de)銘(ming)文(wen)。"周(zhou)二(er)年(nian)"系(xi)吳(wu)(wu)三桂稱帝衡陽的(de)年(nian)號,證(zheng)明(ming)(ming)此物確是(shi)吳(wu)(wu)軍所遺,每門炮(pao)長4米(mi),直徑16厘米(mi),重5000余斤,生鐵鑄成(cheng)。主(zhu)峰還建有高(gao)大(da)的(de)電視轉播塔。