Yangmingshan National Park | |
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![]() Seven Star Mountain with hot springs on the side | |
![]() Location of Yangmingshan National Park | |
Location | Taiwan |
Nearest city | Taipei (majority of park within city limits) |
Coordinates | 25°10′39″N 121°32′51″E / 25.17750°N 121.54750°E |
Area | 113.38 km2 (43.78 sq mi)[1] |
Established | September 16, 1985 |
Yangmingshan | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 陽明山國家公園 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 阳明山国家公园 | ||||||||||
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Yangmingshan National Park is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan, located in both Taipei and New Taipei City. 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).