At aboue is Jianshih Hill at 1,124 meters above sea level. At the foot of this hill, a sharp and large roc grand and magnificent. Although the rock has been eroded under the sun, rainwater and wind, it still stands upright, symbolizing the brave, loyal, righteous, unyielding and courageous spirit of theaborigines. Subsequently, it gained its name of Jianshih Rock (meaning "Sharp Rock.")
The rock is35 meters long and 20 meters wide, which is also ahe legend, this "sharp rock" has been existing forrs flow. Although there are lots of rocks in the Believing that it is an incarnation of God, Taiya tribesmen built a small temple in front, and erected the stone tablet of God Jianshih for people to worship.hips in Hsinchu County. Visitors can walk past thluo River and Jiale Rover. An evergreen old pinetree grows at the top of this rock. This sight is natural defense for the township.

尖石鄉命名的由來：在那羅 、 嘉樂兩溪的會合處的銳峰如削尖石岩 ， 這形如軍艦的尖石岩為萬年以上的巨石，形態雄奇，氣魂壯偉。萬年堅石相傳坐落在那羅溪與嘉樂溪河床上的「尖石」,是塊堅硬的岩石,己歷經萬年以上時間,外貌形態雄偉。地方耆老說,傳說早年尖石岩原為連接左右兩岸的巨石,後因溪水沖刷而分裂為前後兩岩,因此鄉人分別稱前者為「尖石公」,後者為「尖石母」。清朝漢人入山作息,時常和原住民衝突,傳聞有漢人逃匿尖石岩下而倖免於難,故被後人稱為「尖石爺」或「仙石」予以敬拜。是尖石鄉的精神指標，鄉名正是由此而來。