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Huashan Mountain is called the best mountain in the world.

Huashan Mountain is known as the most dangerous mountain in the world.

Huashan Mountain, known as "Xiyue" in ancient times and "Taihua Mountain" in popular terms, is one of the Five Mountains. It is located in Huayin City, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, the provincial capital. It is connected to the Qinling Mountains in the south and overlooks the Huangwei River in the north. The "Hua" of China originates from Huashan, so Huashan is known as the "root of China". Huashan is the holy land of the Quanzhen sect, the mainstream of Chinese Taoism. It is the "Fourth Cave" and is also a deity widely worshiped by Chinese people, namely the King God of Huashan Mountain in Xiyue.

In 1982, Huashan was promulgated by the State Council as one of the first batch of national scenic spots. In 2004, Huashan Mountain was rated as one of the top ten famous mountains in China. In 2011, Huashan was rated as a national AAAAA tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration. Huashan is far away from the ocean and has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate. Due to the tallness and steepness of the mountain, the vertical temperature gradient between the foothills and the summit: for the northern foothills, from the county seat to the peak, the altitude decreases by 0.44°C for every 100 meters of elevation increase. For the southern foothills, calculated based on Luonan, for every 100 meters of altitude increase, the temperature gradient decreases. 0.5℃.

Huashan granite has many and obvious joints and faults running 20 degrees north and westward. Others are north-south, 30 degrees north to the west, 10 degrees north to the east, and 50 degrees north to the east. In addition, there are nearly horizontal faults and joints that divide the complete granite body into large and small rock blocks. During the cutting activities of the vertical and horizontal rivers, weathering and erosion formed a majestic mountain peak and many strange-shaped rocks. rock.

Peaks of Huashan Mountain:

The North Peak of Huashan Mountain is 1,614 meters above sea level. It is one of the main peaks of Huashan Mountain and is named because of its location in the north. The North Peak is suspended on all sides, with a crown of scenic clouds on top and a ground connection below. It is majestic and unique, like a cloud platform, so it is also called Yuntai Peak. The peak is adjacent to Baiyun Peak in the north, Liangzhang Mountain in the east, connected to three peaks in the east, west and south, and connected to the dangerous road of Gouzhuang Gorge at the bottom. The top of the peak is spliced ??by several groups of huge rocks, which is completely natural. There is a platform at the top. There was originally a Yiyun Pavilion, and the ruins are now left. It is a good place to look south at the three peaks of Huashan Mountain and Canglong Ridge.

The West Peak of Huashan Mountain is 2082.6 meters above sea level. It is one of the main peaks of Huashan Mountain and is named because of its location in the west. The west peak is a complete boulder, completely natural, and the northwest cliff is thousands of feet long, like a knife cutting a saw. Its steep, majestic, masculine and upright shape is the representative of the mountain shape of Huashan, so the ancients often called Huashan the Lotus Mountain. Climbing the west peak, you can see far into the distance. The surrounding mountains are undulating, clouds are draped in all directions, the surrounding fields are open, and the Yellow River and the Wei River are flowing. Being in it is like entering a fairyland and a divine palace, and all kinds of common thoughts are swept away.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Huashan