The township is surrounded by towering mountains, with Mt. Ayu to the east separating it from the Ilan township of Sanhsing, and the other mountains in the area averaging 1000 meters in height. The tallest, Mt. Taman, is Taipei County's highest mountain, standing 2130 meters tall.
群山巍集的烏來，東隔阿玉山與宜蘭縣三星鄉為界，境內的山峰平均標高為一千公尺，最高峰為塔曼山（標高 2130 公尺），是台北縣的最高峰。