The Central Mountain Range, also known as the Chungyang Range (Chinese: 中央山脈; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Shānmò; Wade–Giles: Chung-yang Shan-mo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-iong Soaⁿ-lêng), is the principal range of mountains in Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south. Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not so convenient. The tallest peak of the range is Siouguluan Mountain, 3,860 meters (12,664 feet).
In a broad sense, Central Mountain Range include its conjoint ranges such as Hsuehshan Range and Yushan Range, thus the tallest peak of Central Mountain Range in this sense is Yu Shan (Jade Mountain), 3,952 meters (12,966 feet), and the second tallest peak is Hsuehshan (Snow Mountain), 3,886 meters (12,749 feet).
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