谷山(shan)(shan)峰巒起(qi)伏，森林茂密。主峰谷王峰，海拔362m。谷山(shan)(shan)上(shang)有(you)靈谷，深邃莫測，名(ming)梓(zi)木(mu)洞；山(shan)(shan)下有(you)龍(long)潭(tan)，盛產(chan)青(qing)紋花石，可制硯，扣之無聲，發墨(mo)有(you)光。山(shan)(shan)上(shang)自然(ran)景觀有(you)壁(bi)上(shang)掛燈、烈馬回頭、羅(luo)漢肚、風門坳、刀背脊(ji)、仙(xian)人坡、一字澗、青(qing)龍(long)嘴、黃獅嶺、金鰍(qiu)井、白虎排、觀陣臺(tai)、將軍坳等。舊時(shi)谷山(shan)(shan)有(you)龍(long)王廟、靈官(guan)殿(dian)、谷王宮等道教宮觀，谷王峰下谷山(shan)(shan)寺(si)在“文革”中廢。
谷(gu)(gu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)公園毗(pi)鄰湘江，處(chu)于長(chang)沙(sha)河西(xi)的中(zhong)間(jian)位置，又叫云母山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)，自晉唐以來(lai)就是(shi)佛教名山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。京廣鐵(tie)路與她擦肩而過(guo)(guo)，南有(you)(you)319國道與岳麓山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)攜手相牽，西(xi)有(you)(you)雷鋒大(da)(da)道從谷(gu)(gu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)與尖(jian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的夾縫中(zhong)穿(chuan)過(guo)(guo)，北(bei)靠長(chang)(沙(sha))石(門)鐵(tie)路。向(xiang)北(bei)遙觀谷(gu)(gu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)，恰似(si)一(yi)(yi)把大(da)(da)圍椅，我們(men)正漸(jian)漸(jian)地爬(pa)上這(zhe)把“大(da)(da)圍椅”，有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)種回歸大(da)(da)自然(ran)、擁(yong)抱山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水的舒暢感。
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