The mountains account for 70% of Taiwan's land area and are so dense that they are known as the "Island of Mountains". moreover,only 1% of the world's forests can be called fog forests, and Taiwan is among them. due to regional differences in climate, geological history and phytogeography,the mountain forests have a high diversity of plants and animals,which attracts many climbers to make the trip.

山岳總面積佔據了臺灣土地面積70%，高山密度之高，足以譽為「群山之島」。 不僅如此，全世界只有1%的森林可以稱之為霧林，台灣也在其中。 由於區域氣候的差異，以及地質史及植物地理學的因素, 山地霧林擁有極高的植物及動物的多樣性，更是吸引無數爬山愛好者前來觀光。