[1] Twin ponds near the top of the peaks led to the name of the mountain.

[2] Tianmu is known for giant Japanese cedars, waterfalls, Tianmu tea, peaks surrounded by clouds, bamboo shoots, temples and nunneries, and odd-shaped rocks.

[3] More than 2,000 species of plants grow on the mountain,[4] including (on West Tianmu) the last surviving truly wild population of Ginkgo trees.

[5] Prominent among the Japanese cedars is the "Giant Tree King", named by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing.

[4] In Chinese, the name Tianmushan can also refer to the adjacent range of mountains, including Mount Mogan.