Haba Snow Mountain Explained

Haba Xueshan
Elevation M:5396
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1794
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Ultra
Map:Tibetan Plateau
Map Size:330
Label Position:top
Location:Shangri-La County, Yunnan, China
Range:Hengduan Mountains
Coordinates:27.3183°N 100.1°W
First Ascent:1995 by a Chinese party[3]

Haba Snow Mountain is a mountain rising above the northwest side of Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, China. It rises opposite the higher Yulong Xueshan, and towers 3,500 metres above the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, also known as the Jinsha River.[3] The summit of the mountain is a popular destination for amateur mountaineers and its lowest slopes are crossed by the popular Tiger Leaping Gorge trail.

The Haba Snow Mountain massif is considered the southernmost extent of the expansive Shaluli Mountains, themselves a component range of the Hengduan Mountains.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 14144. Haba Xueshan, China. 2011-09-18.
  2. Web site: China III - Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. Peaklist.org. 2014-08-25.
  3. Tamotsu Nakamura, "East of the Himalaya", American Alpine Journal, 2003, p. 146.
  4. Book: . Atlas of China . Beijing, China . SinoMaps Press . 2006 . 9787503141782.