The cirque, the Black Forest. You can see them yourself, no tour required. Most hikers who look past Yushan land on Xueshan (雪山 Xuěshān) next: 3,886 meters, Taiwan's second highest peak, and at the top a glacial cirque unlike anything else on the island. Fair warning from someone who has climbed both: the trail is steeper than Yushan's, not gentler. This article is your teaching guide. Xueshan at a Glance Main Peak 3,886m, Hundred Peaks #2 East Peak 3,201m, Hundred Peaks #74