Mount Nanhu

Mount Nanhu
Mount Nanhu
南湖大山
Highest point
Elevation	3,742 m (12,277 ft)
Listing	100 Peaks of Taiwan; Mountains in Taiwan
Coordinates	24°21′42″N 121°26′22″E
Geography
	Mount Nanhu The location of Nanhu Mountain; (Taroko National Park)
Location	Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan
Parent range	Central Mountain Range

Mount Nanhu (Chinese: 南湖大山) is a mountain in Taroko National Park, Heping District, Taichung, Taiwan with an elevation of 3,742 m (12,277 ft). It is the 5th highest mountain in Taiwan.

Nanhu Salamander (Hynobius glacialis) is a rare salamander that was first described from this mountain.[1]

References

Lai, June-Shiang; Lue, Kuang-Yang (2008). "Two new Hynobius (Caudata: Hynobiidae) salamanders from Taiwan". Herpetologica. 64 (1): 63–80. JSTOR 25209100.

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