Snapshots
Soaring peak
July 12, 2018
A stone plaque marks the highest point on Yushan, or Jade Mountain, the tallest peak in East Asia. Yushan National Park Headquarters announced July 11 that a new calculation of the mountain’s height using the latest technology found the peak soared to 3,952.43 meters with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 centimeters. (Courtesy of YNPH)