圭峰山因距(ju)草堂寺不(bu)遠,歷(li)來即為游覽勝地。宋代范(fan)仲(zhong)淹(yan)曾于圭峰月下游宴,聽笛聲(sheng)依山而起,后回憶此(ci)事(shi),有“安(an)得(de)如圭峰月,依高松聽吹笛乎”之語,此(ci)景(jing)得(de)名于此(ci)。
從西(xi)安(an)市走西(xi)萬路到達灃峪口(kou),然后沿環山(shan)(shan)(shan)旅游路向(xiang)西(xi)行(xing)不遠(yuan),就(jiu)會遠(yuan)遠(yuan)看(kan)見秦嶺山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈西(xi)南向(xiang)有一山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)(feng)拔地而起,在(zai)群(qun)嶺中突(tu)兀,依伴大山(shan)(shan)(shan),俯臨平原,峰(feng)(feng)頂尖(jian)峭,直(zhi)插天際(ji),這(zhe)就(jiu)是戶縣(xian)的圭峰(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)了(le)。如(ru)果從秦嶺長安(an)高山(shan)(shan)(shan)流水別墅區眺望(wang)圭峰(feng)(feng),山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)(feng)更顯(xian)得奇險(xian)秀峻美,所(suo)以,在(zai)當地有鄠邑的山(shan)(shan)(shan)長安(an)的景之說。
圭(gui)峰山(shan)(shan)位于鄠(hu)邑區東南(nan)17公里的(de)太平峪西側,海拔1498.2米,從北面(mian)(mian)觀(guan),似古代(dai)圭(gui)玉。民國二(er)十(shi)二(er)年《重(zhong)修戶縣(xian)志(zhi)》曰(yue):“山(shan)(shan)峰重(zhong)疊似圭(gui)”,故謂之(zhi)圭(gui)峰山(shan)(shan)。當地人喜歡稱尖山(shan)(shan)。圭(gui)峰三面(mian)(mian)臨空絕(jue)壁(bi),南(nan)面(mian)(mian)一嶺相連,可攀上(shang)峰頂。圭(gui)峰在唐時(shi)即(ji)為名山(shan)(shan),因唐時(shi)名僧定惠法(fa)師(shi)曾(ceng)在山(shan)(shan)上(shang)建寺(圭(gui)峰寺)并從事禪誦而(er)得名。
圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)上有(you)(you)池,秋(qiu)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)射之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),澄澈如(ru)(ru)鏡(jing)。《重(zhong)修戶縣志》記載:“圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)曾有(you)(you)別(bie)墅,暮山(shan)(shan)紫(zi)翠(cui),橫絕(jue)天表,月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)高(gao)露下(xia)(xia),群(qun)動漸(jian)息(xi),忽有(you)(you)笛(di)聲(sheng)自西山(shan)(shan)而起,上拂云(yun)漢(han),下(xia)(xia)滿林壑,清(qing)風自發,長(chang)煙(yan)不生(sheng),聽之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),天人物灑然如(ru)(ru)在冰壺中也。”圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)美如(ru)(ru)此,故有(you)(you)“圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)夜(ye)(ye)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)”之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)稱。秋(qiu)晚,月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)明(ming)(ming)(ming)星稀之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)夜(ye)(ye),于圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)下(xia)(xia),仰(yang)首明(ming)(ming)(ming)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue),懸與(yu)(yu)暮天之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)際,掛與(yu)(yu)青山(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)頂(ding),玉(yu)盤清(qing)寒,萬山(shan)(shan)寂寥,格外(wai)嫵媚。圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)虛(xu)空崖下(xia)(xia),有(you)(you)四(si)泉,成四(si)潭(tan),稱“夜(ye)(ye)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)池”,每(mei)當秋(qiu)夏之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)夜(ye)(ye),明(ming)(ming)(ming)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)高(gao)懸,銀光(guang)灑瀉,四(si)池清(qing)澈如(ru)(ru)鏡(jing),宛生(sheng)四(si)個月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)亮,俯(fu)視四(si)池泛月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)四(si)輪(lun),上仰(yang)壁崖,映月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)四(si)面,故有(you)(you)“天上一輪(lun)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue),圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)十二(er)圓(yuan)”。