焦山(shan)亦名大(da)焦山(shan),位于(yu)蘇州市西郊(jiao),靈(ling)巖山(shan)以北,地處吳(wu)中(zhong)區木瀆(du)鎮。
焦山南(nan)與靈(ling)巖(yan)山相連,位于吳(wu)中(zhong)區木(mu)瀆鎮(zhen)。
焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)亦(yi)名(ming)大焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),南北長約2.5公里,東(dong)西寬約2公里,主(zhu)峰海拔200米(mi),次(ci)峰兔子(zi)峰位于主(zhu)峰東(dong)0.7公里,次(ci)峰獅子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在(zai)主(zhu)峰西,海拔77.8米(mi)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體由花(hua)崗巖構成,長期(qi)開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)取石(shi),巖石(shi)裸露(lu)。焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)(ding)似白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)亭亭玉立狀,故稱白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。民國《吳縣志》載:“在(zai)靈巖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西北,上為白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。自明(ming)嘉靖后采石(shi)迄今數百年,刬鑿越甚。”白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)兩側山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體被開采后,反對開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)采石(shi)者編有“山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)下獅子(zi)口,轟坍白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding),火(huo)燒蘇州城”的(de)歌謠,廣(guang)為傳播,保護了焦(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)。1967年,白(bai)(bai)(bai)鶴(he)(he)頂(ding)(ding)被炸。2000年后停止開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)采石(shi)。