Actually, the park on Yangmingshan (shan means mountain) familiar to Taipei residents makes up just one fortieth of the national park, which extends over 11,000 hectares.
陽明山國家公園範圍涵蓋了一般熟知的陽明山公園，與其北面由廿多座火山匯集的大屯山群，總面積達一萬一千多公頃，為「小」陽明山公園的四十倍。