Jintoushan

Jintoushan is a peak in , and has an elevation of 293 metres. Jintoushan is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taipei Zoo and Zhinan Temple.

Zoo
Photo: Yu tptw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , sometimes referred to as the Muzha Zoo, is a public zoological garden in , , . It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation, research and education, and recreation.

Place of worship
Photo: KasugaHuang, CC BY 2.5.
is a Taoist temple on the slopes of Houshan in of , . It was founded in 1882. The temple's main deity is Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals.

Aerial lift
Photo: billy1125, CC BY 2.0.
Station is a station on the Taipei Metro and a cable car station on the Maokong Gondola located in , , . Upon opening, the station was named "Zoo Inner Station," whilst the English name of the station was "Taipei Zoo South Station." The Chinese name was later modified to match its current name.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shenkeng and Jingmei District.

Photo: lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0.
District is a rural district in central in northern . Formerly an agricultural and mining town, it is now famous for its numerous tofu restaurants and vendors.

Suburb
Jingmei is a neighborhood in Taipei City. Formerly an administrative district, in 1990 it merged with Muzha District, becoming the western part of the newly created .

Photo: Yuriy kosygin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known by its historical spelling Hsintien and alternative spelling Sindian, is a district in where the apartment complexes of the Taipei metropolitan area meet the northern end of the Central Mountain Range.

Jintoushan

Latitude
24.98517° or 24° 59′ 7″ north
Longitude
121.593° or 121° 35′ 35″ east
Elevation
293 metres (961 feet)
Open location code
7QP3XHPV+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2668969968
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6643524
Wiki­data ID
Q31615629
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Satellite Map

Discover Jintoushan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Chinese—“Jintoushan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jintou Shan”
  • Chinese: “jīntóushān”
  • Chinese: “金頭山”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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