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Datun Mountain (大屯山)
A view worth the climb · Taipei, Taiwan
4.7★Rating
776Reviews
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Year-round; silvergrass late October–November, butterflies May–August. July–September typhoons and summer haze can wipe out the view entirely.Best time
The experience
A 1,076-metre summit on the western side of Yangmingshan, and the one peak in the range that shows the Taipei basin, the Tamsui river mouth and the East China Sea from the same standing spot. The Mount Datun Multi-Peak Trail linking three summits runs about 5.4 km and takes four hours or more, but the top itself is also reachable by road. There is a free car park and clean toilets at the trailhead. Silvergrass takes the slopes in autumn, and the mountain is a known stargazing spot on clear nights.
The only Yangmingshan summit that puts the city, the river mouth and the open sea in one frame.
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Where it is
Taipei, Taiwan · Beitou District (Yangmingshan National Park). Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
DirectionsWhat a membership adds.
Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.
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