焦山亦名(ming)大(da)焦山,位于蘇州市西郊,靈巖山以(yi)北(bei),地處吳中區(qu)木瀆鎮(zhen)。
焦山(shan)南與靈巖山(shan)相連,位于吳中區木瀆鎮。
焦(jiao)(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)亦名大(da)焦(jiao)(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan),南北長約2.5公(gong)里(li),東西寬約2公(gong)里(li),主(zhu)峰(feng)海拔(ba)200米,次峰(feng)兔子(zi)峰(feng)位于(yu)主(zhu)峰(feng)東0.7公(gong)里(li),次峰(feng)獅(shi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)在主(zhu)峰(feng)西,海拔(ba)77.8米。山(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)由花崗巖構成,長期開(kai)(kai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)取石(shi)(shi),巖石(shi)(shi)裸露。焦(jiao)(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)(ding)似白(bai)鶴(he)亭(ting)亭(ting)玉立狀(zhuang),故稱白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding)。民(min)國《吳縣志(zhi)》載:“在靈巖山(shan)(shan)(shan)西北,上為(wei)白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding)。自明(ming)嘉靖后采石(shi)(shi)迄今數百年,刬鑿越甚(shen)。”白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding)兩側山(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)被開(kai)(kai)采后,反對(dui)開(kai)(kai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)采石(shi)(shi)者編(bian)有“山(shan)(shan)(shan)上白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding),山(shan)(shan)(shan)下獅(shi)子(zi)口,轟坍白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding),火燒蘇(su)州城(cheng)”的(de)歌謠,廣為(wei)傳播,保護了焦(jiao)(jiao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding)。1967年,白(bai)鶴(he)頂(ding)(ding)被炸。2000年后停止(zhi)開(kai)(kai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)采石(shi)(shi)。