This camera is located at the Central Weather Bureau Yushan Weather Station. The picture shows the peaks of majestic Mt. Yushan (Jade Mountain).

The Yushan Weather Station is located at an elevation of 3,850 meters on the north summit of Yushan, and is the highest weather station in Northeast Asia. The station was established in October 1943 in order to collect data on high altitude meteorological conditions. Conventional meteorological instruments have been replaced by automatic monitoring equipment in recent years, allowing weather forecasters to constantly obtain the most up-to-date information and make the most accurate possible forecasts.

Yushan has been thrust up by the force of colliding undersea plates. The mountain's chief ridges are in the shape of an "X," and the point of intersection is the highest peak. East, west, north, and south peaks surround the main summit. The east peak rises to a height of 3,869 meters and is considered one of Taiwan's "Ten Major Summits." The south peak is a sharp pinnacle of black shale. The relatively accessible west side of Yushan is covered with thick forests. The north peak is park of a long, gently-rising ridge; this peak consists of two high points that resemble a camel's humps.

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