華山景區位于(yu)秦嶺北麓灃浴內的黑(hei)溝、北石槽溝,海(hai)拔2000米(mi),據(ju)西(xi)安市中心僅46公(gong)里。相傳明朝萬(wan)歷皇(huang)帝(di)生母(mu)(mu)李(li)娘(niang)娘(niang)曾在此山修行得(de)到成(cheng)仙。后萬(wan)歷皇(huang)帝(di)在山上(shang)為(wei)其母(mu)(mu)修建王(wang)母(mu)(mu)宮(黑(hei)溝內)圣母(mu)(mu)殿(山頂)以為(wei)紀念,并賜山名為(wei)萬(wan)花山.又因有九個(ge)形態各異,風姿秀美的險峰(feng)而又名九鼎萬(wan)華山。
景區內植(zhi)被豐厚,森(sen)林(lin)繁茂,原始生態保(bao)護(hu)完好;群(qun)(qun)峰(feng)(feng)竟(jing)秀,層巒(luan)疊翠,奇(qi)松(song)異石(shi),天然(ran)(ran)巧(qiao)成(cheng);春天山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)花爛(lan)漫(man)(man),芳香四溢(yi);夏(xia)季云涌峰(feng)(feng)翠,景象萬(wan)千(qian);秋時(shi)漫(man)(man)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)紅葉層林(lin)盡染,冬季群(qun)(qun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)枯黃,唯(wei)此山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)青(qing)綠蒼翠、生機(ji)盎(ang)然(ran)(ran)。沿途佛、道(dao)教(jiao)廟宇林(lin)立,歷史(shi)傳說美麗動人。據(ju)清《寧陜廳志》載“……灃峪(yu)萬(wan)華(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),乃秦嶺(ling)之華(hua)……”可(ke)見(jian)此山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)美景無(wu)與(yu)論比,兼(jian)華(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之雄險,黃山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之奇(qi)秀。故只有登臨萬(wan)華(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)觀(guan)奇(qi)峰(feng)(feng)秀嶺(ling),方能真(zhen)正(zheng)領略秦嶺(ling)無(wu)限風光(guang)。