五(wu)云(yun)(yun)山北與(yu)黃(huang)(huang)河(he)相望,西(xi)與(yu)佛山呼(hu)應。景色優美,文化(hua)(hua)厚重(zhong),傳(chuan)說(shuo)中(zhong)的女媧(wa)煉石補天(tian)、嫦娥奔月都在(zai)此發生,是(shi)嫘祖活(huo)動的主要區域,山內有(you)馬跑泉(quan)、圣母廟、財(cai)神殿、老君閣、靈霄寶殿和古寨墻(qiang)等多處旅游(you)景點。相傳(chuan),炎帝(di)和黃(huang)(huang)帝(di)打敗蚩尤大(da)帝(di)后,駕著五(wu)彩祥云(yun)(yun)巡游(you)中(zhong)原,途(tu)經塔山,發現(xian)塔山山形(xing)奇特,瑞相天(tian)生,于是(shi)趨云(yun)(yun)查看,發現(xian)塔山為(wei)(wei)紫(zi)(zi)龍修行(xing)之地(di)。后紫(zi)(zi)龍在(zai)炎帝(di)、黃(huang)(huang)帝(di)的點化(hua)(hua)下,飛升成(cheng)仙,紫(zi)(zi)龍遂成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)當地(di)居民(min)的保護之神。當地(di)居民(min)為(wei)(wei)感謝炎黃(huang)(huang)二(er)帝(di)對紫(zi)(zi)龍真(zhen)神的點化(hua)(hua),就以炎黃(huang)(huang)二(er)帝(di)的坐騎五(wu)彩祥云(yun)(yun)為(wei)(wei)名(ming)(ming),重(zhong)新(xin)命名(ming)(ming)了(le)塔山,改塔山為(wei)(wei)為(wei)(wei)五(wu)云(yun)(yun)山,五(wu)云(yun)(yun)山的山名(ming)(ming)由此而來。
五(wu)(wu)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan),又(you)稱(cheng)霧(wu)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、塔山(shan)(shan)(shan),位(wei)于上街(jie)區峽窩鎮東(dong)南(nan)部,東(dong)臨(lin)滎(ying)陽(yang)(yang)城(cheng)關鎮,南(nan)臨(lin)滎(ying)陽(yang)(yang)劉(liu)河鎮,西(xi)臨(lin)鞏義米(mi)河鎮,當地(di)(di)(di)方言俗稱(cheng):塔兒(er)山(shan)(shan)(shan),是(shi)滎(ying)陽(yang)(yang)、上街(jie)、米(mi)河、汜(si)水人們所共(gong)同仰止的圣山(shan)(shan)(shan)。五(wu)(wu)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)是(shi)中(zhong)岳嵩(song)山(shan)(shan)(shan)余(yu)脈,從風(feng)水術上講是(shi)上街(jie)的靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)和米(mi)河地(di)(di)(di)區的天(tian)(tian)然屏(ping)障,米(mi)河東(dong)趨黃河中(zhong)下游平原,西(xi)連黃土高原邊際的西(xi)佛山(shan)(shan)(shan),南(nan)望浮戲(xi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)嵩(song)山(shan)(shan)(shan),北依五(wu)(wu)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈,自古以來物(wu)華天(tian)(tian)寶、人杰(jie)地(di)(di)(di)靈(ling),有(you)中(zhong)原天(tian)(tian)府之美譽(yu)。五(wu)(wu)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)脈由東(dong)向西(xi),五(wu)(wu)峰分別(bie)是(shi):塔兒(er)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、風(feng)口(kou)嶺、雞冠嶺、金駒嶺。