Yakou (mountain pass)
Mountain pass in Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yakou (Chinese: 埡口; pinyin: Yàkǒu), also known as Guanshan Pass (Chinese: 關山埡口; pinyin: Guānshān Yàkǒu) or Daguanshan Pass (Chinese: 大關山埡口; pinyin: Dàguānshān Yàkǒu), is a mountain pass in Taiwan transversing the Central Mountain Range within Yushan National Park. The name Yakou literally means "mountain pass". At the peak, there is a short, one-way named the Daguanshan Tunnel, which is the highest tunnel in Taiwan. Administratively, it is located at the border of Taoyuan, Kaohsiung and Haiduan, Taitung.
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Elevation | 2,722 m (8,930 ft) |
Traversed by | Provincial Highway 20 |
Location | Border of Taoyuan, Kaohsiung and Haiduan, Taitung, Taiwan |
Range | Central Mountain Range |
Coordinates | 23°15′52″N 120°57′27″E |
Yakou is known its frequent sea of clouds on the east side due to orographic lift from the Pacific Ocean.[1] However, due to severe road collapses following Typhoon Morakot in 2009, Yakou is currently inaccessible by car.[2]
Occasionally, the character "啞" (yǎ) is used in place of 埡 since the latter is a rarely used character.