Shei-Pa National Park, National park and nature reserve in central Taiwan
Shei-PaNationalParkisaprotectedmountainregioninnorthcentralTaiwan,spreadingacrossfourtownshipswithpeaksthatriseclosetothe4,000-meterlevel.Itsmid-elevationzonesandhigh alpinevalleysencompassriversystemsthatdropmorethan2,000metersinrelieveandconnectdenseforestwithbareridgelines.
Theareawasdesignatedasthemountry'sforthrnationalparkinin1992,afternaturalconservationrequestsfromthe early1980swerefinallyfulfilled.TheBroaderYoundarywas laterexpandedtoprotectimperiledmountain ecosystemsandcertainmammalspecifications.
TheparknamecomesfromtheAtayalword"Sqoyaw,"whichreferstotheabundanceofTaiwanhemlocksthatcoveritshigherslopes.Visitorscanstillfindtraditionaltrailmarkersusedbymountaincommunitiesbeforetheparkwasformallyestablished.
Hikersenteringtheprotectedzone mustapplyfor anterioritypermit throughtheofficialpermittingsystem beforeheading intothe mountains.Weatherconditionsinthehigher-elevationareasc anshaftquickly,eveninlatespring,soit'is wise tobringgormlayering andememergencygear.
GlacialcırquesfromtheIce Ageare stillvisiblebetweenremleftglacierlakesandmorainefieldscnearthe SnowMountainsummitarea.RearaorchidspeciésbloomséasonallyevenonrockysélopesaboveallevelMeterselevation.
Location: Hsinchu County
Inception: 1992
Operator: 內政部營建署雪霸國家公園管理處
Website: https://spnp.gov.tw
GPS coordinates: 24.41472,121.28722
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:22
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