Except for the Yami, Ami, and Peinan peoples, who live mostly at elevations below 100 meters above sea level, the other aboriginal peoples of Taiwan live mainly in the mountains between 500 and 2000 meters high, and four groups live even higher.
綜觀先住民的分佈，除了雅美、阿美和卑南三族的居地多在海拔百公尺以下外，其餘族群多居於海拔五百至二千公尺間的山區，甚至有四個布農族村落「高高在上」﹘﹘海拔二千公尺以上。