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Taiwan 100 Peaks #21Qilaizhushan 奇萊主山
Also known as 奇萊主峰
3,560 m
Basics
- County / City
- Nantou County, Hualien County
- Elevation
- 3,560 m
- Range
- Central Mountain Range
- National park
- Taroko
- Route grade
- Grade 5 (1–5, higher is harder)
- Common routes
- Qilai Ridge (奇萊連峰)
- Coordinates
- 24.0860, 121.3230
About
Mount Qilai (Chinese: 奇萊山; Hanyu Pinyin: Qílái shān; Tongyong Pinyin: Cílái shan) is a mountain in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. Its highest point of the range, the Northern Peak, is 3,607 m (11,834 ft) above sea level. It is named after the Sakizaya people. In 1971, Typhoon Nadine's effects caused the deaths of five National Tsing Hua University students hiking Mount Qilai. The following year, a separate group of three university students disappeared on Qilai. Police in Nantou and Hualien launched a delayed search effort, joined later by the Republic of China Air Force and Army. Although the search effort was unsuccessful, it inspired the establishment of permanent civilian rescue organizations in Taiwan.
Text from the English Wikipedia article “Mount Qilai”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Permits
Inside Taroko National Park: entering its protected area needs a park entry permit in advance.
Most high-mountain routes are also in restricted mountain areas, so you need a mountain entry permit too.
Apply on the Taiwan hiking permit portal; official notices take precedence.
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