Tianzi Mountain occupies the northern section of the Wulingyuan World Heritage area, reached by cable car from the valley or via internal park buses from Wulingyuan. At an elevation of around 1,250 metres it provides some of the highest viewpoints in the park, and the particular formation of columns here is denser than at Yuanjiajie — the effect from the main viewpoints is of an ocean of stone peaks stretching to every horizon.
The four most celebrated views from Tianzi Mountain each have their own name and peak season: the sea of clouds in early morning after rain, the snow scene in winter, the sunset over the western columns, and the moonrise. The cable car journey itself is a considerable part of the experience: it crosses a deep gorge and provides fifteen minutes of aerial views that cannot be replicated from any of the walking trails. The combination of Tianzi Mountain and the Baofeng Lake area to the south makes for a complete day in the northern half of the park.