Batongguan sits at an altitude of 2900 m and is considered a saddle topography. It has wet summers and dry winters with distinctive dry and wet seasons. The vegetation in the area is at an early stage of succession. The fluctuation of its vegetation is quite pronounced. To understand the fluctuations patterns of the vegetation in response to fires and microenvironment, a survey and analysis of representative plants (Yushania niitakayamensis [Hay.] Keng f., Miscanthus transmorrisonensis, Rhododendron rubropiloswn, and Pieris taiwanensis Hay.) and their relative dominance in varying wet and dry environments. Yushania niitakayamensis (Hay.) Keng f., Miscanthus transmorrisonensis, Rhododendron rubropiloswn, Pieris taiwanensis Hay., and Pinus taiwanensis have special lifeforms that are adapted to withstanding fire, and are therefore called fire-adaptive plants.

Fire has left its mark on the area, which shows the number of fires that have occurred in the past, including a ground fire near a shelter and a canopy fire at the west peak of Batongguan. Vegetation succesion and fuel cycles are both factors that affect types of fire, and also indicates that most fires occur in the winter. Due to the influence of wind direction and topography, fire marks are in the east-west direction.