Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
China /
Yunnan /
Dali /
World
/ China
/ Yunnan
/ Dali
World / People's Republic of China / Yunnan / Lijiang
mountain, ridge
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest one with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), Jade Dragon Snow Mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence, the name Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Dragon_Snow_Mountain
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 27°8'35"N 100°10'54"E
- Haba Xueshan 25 km
- Hengduan Mountains 177 km
- Baimang Snow Mountain 187 km
- Taungthonlon Mountain 504 km
- Khyungpo Ri Tsedruk 624 km
- Langol Range 679 km
- Inkou (Takou Village) 684 km
- Phulmawi tlang 744 km
- Tuivar tlang 756 km
- PHAWNGPUI NATIONAL PARK 875 km
- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (5596 m) 4.9 km
- Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley 5.4 km
- Yak's Meadow (牦牛坪) 6.6 km
- Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club 8.9 km
- Tiger Leaping Gorge 11 km
- Site of cancelled Tiger Leaping Dam 19 km
- Ninglang Luguhu Airport (ZPNL / NLH) 72 km
- Luoshui 83 km
- Xiaohaizi 85 km
- Lugu Lake 87 km