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Photo: Curtis Starkey
Elephant Mountain
象山
Tonight’s sky score in the app →
Hike: Round trip 30 minutes or so depending on your level. There are some steep steps and portions are a bit dark at night – be careful about slipping.
Getting there & back
Is tonight worth it at Elephant Mountain?
The app scores every spot from the forecast at its own sunset hour, with the seven-day outlook and the last train home. Six spots are free.
The spot
This is the Taipei classic. I’m not going to add much that hasn’t been said elsewhere. Go here if you haven’t already, and see a fantastic urban sunset from different viewpoints while also getting a bit of hiking in (just a bunch of stairs). The night view of the city here is also fantastic. You’ll see a lot of photographers (and people in general) taking pictures at the various platforms for good reason: it’s pretty!
You can start from the more popular Xiangshan side (MRT Xiangshan Station) and walk up about 20 minutes to the first viewpoint. You can also start from the Four Beasts or Tiger Mountain area (the closest station is Yongchun on the Blue Line). That hike is a bit longer, but there are fewer people and a couple of the views on the Tiger Mountain side rival those from the viewpoints on the Elephant Mountain side.