黃(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)經歷了造山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)運動和(he)地(di)殼抬(tai)升，以及冰(bing)川和(he)自(zi)然風(feng)(feng)化(hua)作(zuo)用，才(cai)形(xing)成(cheng)其峰(feng)(feng)林結構。黃(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)七十(shi)(shi)二峰(feng)(feng)，素有(you)(you)“三十(shi)(shi)六大峰(feng)(feng)，三十(shi)(shi)六小峰(feng)(feng)”之稱，主(zhu)(zhu)峰(feng)(feng)蓮花峰(feng)(feng)海拔高達1864.8米，與(yu)光(guang)明頂、天都峰(feng)(feng)并稱三大黃(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)主(zhu)(zhu)峰(feng)(feng)，為(wei)36大峰(feng)(feng)之一。 黃(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)由燕(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)期(qi)花崗(gang)(gang)巖構成(cheng)，垂直節理(li)發育(yu)，侵蝕(shi)(shi)切割強烈，斷裂(lie)和(he)裂(lie)隙交(jiao)錯，長(chang)期(qi)受(shou)水溶(rong)蝕(shi)(shi)，形(xing)成(cheng)花崗(gang)(gang)巖洞(dong)穴與(yu)孔道。全山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)嶺30處、巖22處、洞(dong)7處、關2處。黃(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)第四(si)紀冰(bing)川遺跡(ji)主(zhu)(zhu)要(yao)分布在前(qian)(qian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)東南部。 黃(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)集八億年地(di)質史于一身，融(rong)峰(feng)(feng)林地(di)貌、冰(bing)川遺跡(ji)于一體(ti)，兼有(you)(you)花崗(gang)(gang)巖造型石、花崗(gang)(gang)巖洞(dong)室、泉(quan)潭溪(xi)瀑(pu)等豐富(fu)而(er)典型的(de)(de)地(di)質景觀。前(qian)(qian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巖體(ti)節理(li)稀疏，多(duo)球狀風(feng)(feng)化(hua)；后山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巖體(ti)節理(li)稠密(mi)，多(duo)柱狀風(feng)(feng)化(hua)，山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體(ti)峻峭，形(xing)成(cheng)了“前(qian)(qian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)雄偉、后山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)秀麗”的(de)(de)地(di)貌特(te)征。