圭峰山因距(ju)草堂寺(si)不遠(yuan),歷來即為(wei)游覽(lan)勝地。宋代范(fan)仲淹曾(ceng)于圭峰月下游宴(yan),聽笛聲依山而起(qi),后回憶(yi)此事(shi),有“安得如(ru)圭峰月,依高松(song)聽吹笛乎(hu)”之語,此景得名于此。
從西(xi)(xi)安(an)(an)市走西(xi)(xi)萬路到(dao)達(da)灃峪口,然后沿環山旅游(you)路向(xiang)西(xi)(xi)行不遠(yuan),就會遠(yuan)遠(yuan)看見秦嶺山脈西(xi)(xi)南向(xiang)有(you)(you)一山峰(feng)(feng)(feng)拔地(di)而起,在群(qun)嶺中(zhong)突(tu)兀,依伴大山,俯(fu)臨平原,峰(feng)(feng)(feng)頂尖峭,直(zhi)插天際(ji),這就是(shi)戶(hu)縣的圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)山了(le)。如果從秦嶺長安(an)(an)高山流水(shui)別墅區眺(tiao)望圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)(feng),山峰(feng)(feng)(feng)更顯得奇險秀峻美(mei),所以(yi),在當地(di)有(you)(you)鄠邑的山長安(an)(an)的景之說。
圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)山(shan)位于鄠邑區(qu)東南17公里的太平(ping)峪西側,海拔1498.2米,從北面(mian)觀,似古代圭(gui)(gui)玉。民國(guo)二十二年《重修戶縣志》曰:“山(shan)峰(feng)(feng)重疊(die)似圭(gui)(gui)”,故謂之圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)山(shan)。當地(di)人(ren)喜歡稱尖山(shan)。圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)三面(mian)臨(lin)空絕壁,南面(mian)一嶺(ling)相連,可攀(pan)上(shang)(shang)峰(feng)(feng)頂(ding)。圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)在唐(tang)時即(ji)為名山(shan),因唐(tang)時名僧定惠法師曾在山(shan)上(shang)(shang)建(jian)寺(圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)(feng)寺)并從事禪誦而得名。
圭峰(feng)山(shan)上(shang)(shang)有(you)池(chi),秋(qiu)(qiu)月(yue)(yue)(yue)射之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),澄(cheng)澈如(ru)鏡。《重修戶縣志(zhi)》記(ji)載(zai):“圭峰(feng)曾有(you)別(bie)墅(shu),暮山(shan)紫翠(cui),橫絕天表,月(yue)(yue)(yue)高(gao)露下(xia)(xia),群動漸(jian)息,忽有(you)笛聲自(zi)西山(shan)而起,上(shang)(shang)拂云(yun)漢(han),下(xia)(xia)滿林壑,清(qing)(qing)風自(zi)發(fa),長煙不生,聽之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),天人物灑然(ran)如(ru)在冰(bing)壺中也。”圭峰(feng)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)美如(ru)此,故有(you)“圭峰(feng)夜月(yue)(yue)(yue)”之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)稱。秋(qiu)(qiu)晚,月(yue)(yue)(yue)明(ming)星稀之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)夜,于圭峰(feng)山(shan)下(xia)(xia),仰(yang)首(shou)明(ming)月(yue)(yue)(yue),懸(xuan)與(yu)(yu)暮天之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)際,掛(gua)與(yu)(yu)青山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)頂,玉盤清(qing)(qing)寒,萬山(shan)寂寥,格(ge)外(wai)嫵(wu)媚。圭峰(feng)山(shan)虛空崖(ya)下(xia)(xia),有(you)四泉,成四潭,稱“夜月(yue)(yue)(yue)池(chi)”,每當秋(qiu)(qiu)夏之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)夜,明(ming)月(yue)(yue)(yue)高(gao)懸(xuan),銀光灑瀉,四池(chi)清(qing)(qing)澈如(ru)鏡,宛生四個月(yue)(yue)(yue)亮,俯(fu)視四池(chi)泛月(yue)(yue)(yue)四輪,上(shang)(shang)仰(yang)壁崖(ya),映月(yue)(yue)(yue)四面,故有(you)“天上(shang)(shang)一輪月(yue)(yue)(yue),圭峰(feng)十二(er)圓”。