《徐霞客游记·楚游日记四》
从塔上向四处眺望众山峰，只有北面的衡岳最高，其次是西面的雨母山，再次是西北面的大海岭，其余都是些高低起伏的山冈山坡，没有什么高峻的峰峦，因而东南两方，自然就广阔无边了。
四眺诸峰，北惟衡岳最高，其次则西之雨母山，又次则西北之大海岭，其余皆冈陇高下，无甚峥嵘，而东南二方，固豁然无际矣。
Overlooking the numerous peaks from the tower, only Mount Heng in the north was the highest, followed by Mount Yumu in the west, and Dahailin Ridge in the northwest. The rest were undulating hills and slopes without any towering peaks. Therefore, the southeast sides were naturally boundless.