Shei-Pa National Park is located some 100 km north of the Tropic of Cancer. The park covers a wide range of ecosystems between 760 meters at the lowest point, the Da-an River Valley (大安溪) and 3,886 meters elevation at the highest point, the top of Xueshan (雪山主峰). Xueshan is the second tallest mountain in Taiwan. The Xueshan Range is located along the northern end of Taiwan's Central Range. Like most of the mountains of Taiwan, the Xueshan Range mountains are an uplifted metamorphic belt that makes up the spine of the country. Notable geologic features of the park include the box fold of
Pintian Mountain as well as many glacial cirques. The mountains of Shei-Pa cradle the headwaters of several major rivers in Taiwan. The park receives between 1,500 mm and 3,000 mm of rainfall a year and is an important water resource for the country: Takejin Creek flows north to join the
Danshui River, which provides water for Taipei. The
Dajia River and the
Da-an River flow west and north west to provide water to Taichung County. The
Touqian River flows northwest to Hsinchu County. Asteroid
278956 Shei-Pa was named after the national park. The official was published by the
Minor Planet Center on 25 September 2018 ().
Climate ==Flora==