圭峰山因(yin)距草堂寺(si)不遠,歷來即(ji)為游覽勝(sheng)地。宋代范仲淹(yan)曾于(yu)圭峰月下游宴,聽(ting)笛(di)聲依山而起(qi),后(hou)回憶此(ci)事(shi),有“安得(de)如圭峰月,依高松聽(ting)吹笛(di)乎”之語,此(ci)景得(de)名于(yu)此(ci)。
從西安(an)市走西萬路到達(da)灃峪口,然后(hou)沿環山(shan)(shan)(shan)旅游(you)路向(xiang)西行不遠(yuan),就會遠(yuan)遠(yuan)看(kan)見秦嶺(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈西南向(xiang)有(you)一山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)拔地而起,在群嶺(ling)中突兀,依(yi)伴大山(shan)(shan)(shan),俯(fu)臨(lin)平原,峰(feng)頂尖(jian)峭(qiao),直插天際,這就是戶縣的(de)(de)圭峰(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)了。如果從秦嶺(ling)長安(an)高山(shan)(shan)(shan)流水別墅區眺(tiao)望(wang)圭峰(feng),山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)更顯得奇(qi)險秀峻美,所以,在當地有(you)鄠邑(yi)的(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)長安(an)的(de)(de)景之說。
圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)山位于鄠邑區東南17公里的太平(ping)峪(yu)西側,海拔1498.2米,從(cong)北面(mian)觀(guan),似古(gu)代圭(gui)(gui)玉。民(min)國二(er)十二(er)年《重修戶縣志(zhi)》曰:“山峰(feng)重疊似圭(gui)(gui)”,故謂之圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)山。當地人喜(xi)歡稱尖山。圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)三面(mian)臨空(kong)絕壁,南面(mian)一(yi)嶺相(xiang)連,可攀上(shang)峰(feng)頂。圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)在唐(tang)時即(ji)為名(ming)山,因唐(tang)時名(ming)僧定惠法師曾在山上(shang)建寺(圭(gui)(gui)峰(feng)寺)并從(cong)事禪(chan)誦而得(de)名(ming)。
圭(gui)峰山(shan)上(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)池(chi),秋月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)射之(zhi)(zhi),澄澈如(ru)鏡。《重修(xiu)戶縣志》記載:“圭(gui)峰曾(ceng)有(you)(you)別墅(shu),暮山(shan)紫翠,橫絕天(tian)(tian)表(biao),月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)高(gao)露(lu)下,群動漸(jian)息,忽有(you)(you)笛聲自西(xi)山(shan)而起,上(shang)(shang)拂云漢,下滿林(lin)壑,清風自發,長(chang)煙不生,聽之(zhi)(zhi),天(tian)(tian)人物灑然(ran)如(ru)在冰壺中也。”圭(gui)峰之(zhi)(zhi)美如(ru)此,故有(you)(you)“圭(gui)峰夜月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)”之(zhi)(zhi)稱。秋晚,月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)明(ming)星稀之(zhi)(zhi)夜,于圭(gui)峰山(shan)下,仰(yang)首(shou)明(ming)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue),懸與暮天(tian)(tian)之(zhi)(zhi)際,掛與青山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)頂(ding),玉(yu)盤清寒,萬(wan)山(shan)寂(ji)寥(liao),格(ge)外(wai)嫵媚。圭(gui)峰山(shan)虛空(kong)崖下,有(you)(you)四(si)泉,成四(si)潭,稱“夜月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)池(chi)”,每當秋夏之(zhi)(zhi)夜,明(ming)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)高(gao)懸,銀光(guang)灑瀉,四(si)池(chi)清澈如(ru)鏡,宛生四(si)個月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)亮,俯視四(si)池(chi)泛(fan)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)四(si)輪(lun),上(shang)(shang)仰(yang)壁崖,映(ying)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)四(si)面,故有(you)(you)“天(tian)(tian)上(shang)(shang)一輪(lun)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue),圭(gui)峰十二圓”。