Mount Dabajian
{{Short description|Mountain in Hsinchu County, Taiwan}}
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Mount Dabajian ({{zh|t=大霸尖山|p=Dàbàjiān Shān|poj=Tāi-pà-chiam san}} calque of {{langx|tay|Papak Waqa}} "towering ear",{{cite journal |author1=蕭世暉 |author2=汪明輝 |title=解殖民的文化地景再現：以泰雅族人繪製「會吟唱的地圖」為例 |journal=地理研究 |publisher=National Taiwan Normal University |issue=65 |date=Nov 2016|issn=1019-6684 |page=129|doi=10.6234/JGR.2016.65.05 |url=http://rportal.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/bitstream/20.500.12235/82606/1/ntnulib_ja_B0402_0065_107.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103161901/http://rportal.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/bitstream/20.500.12235/82606/1/ntnulib_ja_B0402_0065_107.pdf }} Saisiyat: Kapatalayan) is located in the northern section of the Shei-Pa National Park in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is surrounded by numerous other peaks, the most predominant including Mount Nanhu, Mount Yize, Central Range Point, Mt. Pintian, and Mt. Mutule. It is also near the Madala River.
History
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1927.{{cite web|url=https://www.spnp.gov.tw/En/Hiking/Daba|title=Daba Trail|website=Shei-Pa National Park|access-date=11 June 2021}}
Ladders were installed to make summited the challenging peak easier, these were removed in 1991 and summiting the peak is now forbidden.{{cite web |last1=Cottenie |first1=Tyler |title=Taiwan’s ‘Holy Ridge’ |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2022/11/11/2003788700 |website=taipeitimes.com |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=18 November 2022}}
Geology
The mountain stands at a height of {{convert|3,492|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.mountaineering.org.tw/tw/index.php/2015-09-13-14-48-49/42-2015-09-13-14-53-54|script-title=zh:百岳一覽表|trans-title=List of 100 Peaks of Taiwan|language=zh|website=Chinese Taipei Alpine Association|access-date=10 August 2022}}
Terrain
The bottom half of Dabajian Mountain is a medium grade hill with about a 35° incline. The top half is an almost vertical rock face. The mountain's steep grade and unique features were mainly formed by wind erosion.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}} The mountain is composed mainly of greywacke.{{Cn|date=November 2022}}
See also
References
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Category:Landforms of Hsinchu County
Category:Tourist attractions in Hsinchu County
Category:Mountaineering in Taiwan
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