National Park · Taiwan
Yangmingshan National Park
Yangmingshan National Park is a national park in Taiwan, established in 1985.
Photo: Wei-Te Wong via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Taiwan |
| Established | 1985 |
| Coordinates | 25.1775° N, 121.5475° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Yangmingshan National Park
Yangmingshan National Park, located in both Taipei and New Taipei City, is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan. The districts that are partially in the park include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, Sanzhi and Tamsui Districts. The national park is known for its cherry blossoms, hot springs, sulfur deposits, fumaroles, venomous snakes, and hiking trails, including Taiwan's tallest dormant volcano, Qixing (Seven Star) Mountain rising to 1,120 m (3,675 ft).
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Airports near this park
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- Taipei Songshan International Airport (TSA) · Taipei (Songshan), Taiwan · 7.6 miles away
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) · Taoyuan, Taiwan · 20.8 miles away
- Hualien Chiashan Airport (HUN) · Hualien City, Taiwan · 79.9 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Yangmingshan National Park?
Yangmingshan National Park is in Taiwan (25.1775° N, 121.5475° E).
When was Yangmingshan National Park established?
Yangmingshan National Park was established in 1985, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709029 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangmingshan — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).