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Qixingshan, Taiwan


Prominence: 1058 m, 3471 ft

Elevation: 1118 meters, 3668 feet


True Isolation: 36.45 km, 22.65 mi
SubpeaksQixingshan - Dongfeng (1106 m/3629 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)25° 10' 15'' N, 121° 33' 12'' E
25.170786, 121.553393 (Dec Deg)
354216 E 2784642 N, Zone 51 (UTM)
CountryTaiwan
State/ProvinceTaipei (Highest Point)
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     Taiwan County High Points (Rank #15)
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Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 36
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 34)

Selected Trip Reports:
     2012-07-08 by James E. Tetazoo, III
     2015-04-23 by Johann Schelesnak
     2015-11-07 by Tzu-Hsien Lin
     2017-01-04 by Eric Chu (GPS Track)
     2017-06-17 by Serguei Okountsev (GPS Track)
     2019-04-20 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track)
     2019-09-22 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track)

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Qixing Shan or Cising Shan (lit. "Seven Star Mountain") is the highest volcano in Taiwan and the highest mountain in Taipei city. It is a potentially active stratovolcano. The name comes from the seven sub-peaks at the summit caused by post-eruption erosion.
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trailhead (2016-08-19). Photo by Jiyoung Emma Kim.
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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 1058 m/3471 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 1068 m/3503 ft
  Line Parent: Taoshan
  Key Col: 60 m/197 ft
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 36.45 km/22.65 mi
   Isolation Limit Point: 24.8458, 121.4967
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Lumenshan  (S)
RangesContinent: Asia
Range2: East China
Range3: Taiwan
Range4: Taiwan Western Lowlands
Drainage Basins
East China Sea
Pacific Ocean

Taiwan Strait
South China Sea
Pacific Ocean
IslandTaiwan
OwnershipLand: Yangminshan National Park
Data Source1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by Yu-Pu Wang.
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Other Photos

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east peak (2016-08-19). Photo by Jiyoung Emma Kim.
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main peak (2016-08-19). Photo by Jiyoung Emma Kim.
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one can easily come down from the main peak to the other side of a parking lot, passing sulfuric fumes. (2016-08-19). Photo by Jiyoung Emma Kim.
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smells just like Iceland (2016-08-19). Photo by Jiyoung Emma Kim.
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