陽山位于蘇(su)州市西北郊,虎(hu)丘區(qu)中部,呈南北走向(xiang),主峰箭闕峰海拔338.2米,為(wei)蘇(su)州境內第二高峰(僅次于穹窿山笠帽峰)。
開發(fa)保護陽山花(hua)苑(yuan)四區公(gong)交(jiao)車(che)站是蘇州交(jiao)通網絡重要站點之一,經過陽山花(hua)苑(yuan)四區的線路(lu)(lu)(lu)有(you)302路(lu)(lu)(lu),303路(lu)(lu)(lu),306路(lu)(lu)(lu),319路(lu)(lu)(lu),327路(lu)(lu)(lu),336路(lu)(lu)(lu),338路(lu)(lu)(lu),441路(lu)(lu)(lu),442路(lu)(lu)(lu),443路(lu)(lu)(lu),85路(lu)(lu)(lu)公(gong)交(jiao)線路(lu)(lu)(lu)
2009年2月,批準為國家(jia)森林公(gong)(gong)園(大陽山國家(jia)森林公(gong)(gong)園)。占地面積1029.8公(gong)(gong)頃(qing),森林覆(fu)蓋率(lv)88.64%。
陽山位于江蘇(su)省蘇(su)州市區西北(bei),在虎丘區中(zhong)部滸墅關鎮西南、通(tong)安鎮南,跨(kua)滸墅關和通(tong)安、東渚三(san)鎮、街道。
陽(yang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在(zai)虎丘(qiu)區(qu)滸墅關鎮南(nan)(nan)(nan),呈南(nan)(nan)(nan)北走向,長5.75公(gong)里(li),寬(kuan)(kuan)1.5公(gong)里(li),北部(bu)最寬(kuan)(kuan)處約3公(gong)里(li)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體東南(nan)(nan)(nan)端為(wei)(wei)花崗巖(yan)(yan)(yan),西南(nan)(nan)(nan)部(bu)為(wei)(wei)砂頁巖(yan)(yan)(yan),中南(nan)(nan)(nan)部(bu)為(wei)(wei)石英砂巖(yan)(yan)(yan),北部(bu)為(wei)(wei)火山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)。陽(yang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)蘊藏著豐富(fu)的高(gao)嶺(ling)土礦(kuang),為(wei)(wei)中國著名的建(jian)材(cai)、陶(tao)瓷原料基地(di)。主峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)箭闕峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng),海拔338.2米(mi),為(wei)(wei)蘇州境(jing)內第二(er)高(gao)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)。箭闕峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)北峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)稱(cheng)(cheng)北陽(yang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),南(nan)(nan)(nan)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)稱(cheng)(cheng)南(nan)(nan)(nan)陽(yang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。陽(yang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有箭闕峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、射瀆峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、長云(yun)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、韋馱峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、大石峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、白(bai)蓮峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、松花峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)、香爐峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)等15峰(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng),有白(bai)墡嶺(ling)、金(jin)芝嶺(ling)等六嶺(ling),有文殊巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(觀音巖(yan)(yan)(yan))、虎頭巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(獅子(zi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan))、夕(xi)照巖(yan)(yan)(yan)和(赑(bi)屃巖(yan)(yan)(yan))4處巖(yan)(yan)(yan)崖,有白(bai)龍(long)塢、金(jin)牛塢(金(jin)井塢)等6個山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)塢,有云(yun)泉(quan)(quan)(quan)、仙泉(quan)(quan)(quan)、龍(long)湫泉(quan)(quan)(quan)、一壺泉(quan)(quan)(quan)、龍(long)井泉(quan)(quan)(quan)等7泉(quan)(quan)(quan)。
東漢《越絕書》:“秦馀杭山(shan)(shan)者,越王棲(qi)吳夫差山(shan)(shan)也,去縣五(wu)十(shi)里。山(shan)(shan)有湖水,近太(tai)湖。”明《姑蘇志》:“陽山(shan)(shan),一(yi)名秦余杭山(shan)(shan),一(yi)名萬安。”
明(ming)《姑蘇志》:“陽(yang)(yang)山(shan)(shan),……一(yi)名秦余杭山(shan)(shan),一(yi)名萬(wan)安,在城西北三十里(li),高八百五十余丈,逶迤二十余里(li),以(yi)其背陰面(mian)陽(yang)(yang),故曰陽(yang)(yang),亦(yi)云四(si)飛(fei),以(yi)四(si)面(mian)視之勢若飛(fei)動也(ye)。”