Apart from its high altitude, the Yushan Weather Station is also located on the Tropic of Cancer. This is a special location combining high altitude with low longitude, precisely where the Pacific and continental air masses interact. That means meteorological data observed here has an important reference value for local weather forecasts.
玉山氣象站除了海拔高，也剛好位於北回歸線所經之處，這種海拔高而緯度低的特殊地點，正是太平洋氣團和大陸氣團交會的地方，所以在這裡觀測到的氣象資料，對於台灣天氣預報的研判，具有重要的參考價值。