Jade Dragon Snow Mountain / Yùlóngxue Shan - Yunnan province (China)
N 27° 08.573 E 100° 13.828
47R E 621932 N 3002858
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yùlóngxue Shan), located in Yunnan province of China, is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest with an altitude of 5 600 m.
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Location: China
Date Posted: 06/10/2014
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Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yùlóngxue Shan), located in Yunnan province of China, is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest with an altitude of 5 600 m. The given coordinates mark so called "Yak meadow (Máoniúpíng)" located on the eastern slope of the massif (altitude 3 500 m) and accessible via cable car. This site offers a beautiful vista over whole Yulong range.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a mountain massif (also identified as a small mountain range) near Lijiang, in Yunnan province, southwestern China. The range is also known as Mount Yulong after the Chinese or Mount Satseto after the Naxi name. Its highest peak is named Shanzidou (5 596 m). [wiki]